Cancer-related genetic abnormalities have reportedly occurred during the process of transforming induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells supplied by Kyoto University into intended cell types at recipient research institutes. None of the affected iPS cells, which are used for regenerative medicine, have been used for transplantation, ...
Women with transplanted uterus gives birth to 'miracle' baby
A woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb said Thursday that the experimental procedure delivered a "miracle." Jennifer Gobrecht and her husband, Drew Gobrecht, appeared Thursday at a news conference in Philadelphia. Their child, Benjamin, was the first baby ...
Japan approves research program to grow human organs in pigs
A science ministry committee on Monday approved a research program to grow human organs, such as the pancreas, inside the bodies of pigs for use in medical transplantation. The study will be carried out by a team including Hiroshi Nagashima, professor at Meiji University, and ...
Major chemical maker Asahi Kasei Corp. has said it will purchase Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc. of the U.S. by February. The acquisition price will come to some ¥143.2 billion. Through the purchase of the U.S. drugmaker, Asahi Kasei hopes to establish a business foundation in the growing ...
Police in Kazakhstan detained a doctor this week for harvesting organs from poor people and using them in illegal transplants for wealthy foreigners, the interior ministry said. People from Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were among those who had been "forced to sell their kidneys due ...
Study casts doubt on China's claims to have ended forced organ harvesting from prisoners
China is engaged in the "systemic falsification" of voluntary organ donation data, an academic paper suggested Friday, calling into question Beijing's claim to have ended forced harvesting of organs from prisoners. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Medical Ethics, three academics examined ...
Retired subway and bus driver Stanley De Freitas had just celebrated his 70th birthday when he started coughing, tiring easily and feeling short of breath. He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a severe scarring of the lungs, and put on the wait list for ...
Osaka University team conducts world's first iPS transplant for corneal disease
The team transplanted extremely thin sheet-like corneal tissues produced from another individual’s induced pluripotent stem cells that had been stored at Kyoto University.
U.S. discards thousands of donated kidneys each year that would be used in France: study
Every year, the U.S. rejects thousands of kidneys from deceased older donors, the majority of which would have been used in France, according to a study published Monday that described the organs as a wasted resource that could save lives. The analysis, published in JAMA ...
Four Japanese nationals receive kidneys in suspected illegal transplants in Pakistan
At least four Japanese nationals have received illegal kidney transplant surgeries in Pakistan this year, sources close to the transplant patients said, amid growing global outrage over organ trafficking in the South Asian country. It has also emerged that one of the Japanese patients was ...
Stevie Wonder tells London concert crowd he will have kidney transplant
Stevie Wonder has revealed he will take a break from music to undergo a kidney transplant later this year. The legendary U.S. singer-songwriter told a crowd in London on Saturday that he had a kidney donor lined up and that the procedure is planned for ...
China harvesting organs from Falun Gong members, expert panel finds
China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said on Monday as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide. Members said they had heard clear evidence forced organ harvesting had ...
