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In world first, Kyoto hospital completes lung transplant on patients with different blood types

National / Science & Health Apr 13, 2022

In world first, Kyoto hospital completes lung transplant on patients with different blood types

"This treatment may save the lives of patients who can't find two donors with a compatible blood type," said professor Hiroshi Date, who conducted the operation.

Japan team proves iPS-based cornea transplants are safe in first clinical trial

National / Science & Health Apr 4, 2022

Japan team proves iPS-based cornea transplants are safe in first clinical trial

Three of the patients in the clinical trial experienced improved eyesight, with one improving from 0.15 to 0.7, the Osaka University team said.

U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies

World / Science & Health Mar 10, 2022

U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies

The patient, David Bennett, "wasn't able to overcome what turned out to be the devastating debilitation" caused by the heart failure he experienced before the transplant.

Bone marrow transplant support fund runs out of money

National Feb 13, 2022

Bone marrow transplant support fund runs out of money

The Kichiko fund is designed to help patients who want to receive hematopoietic cell transplants but face economic hardships.

Japanese university uses iPS cells in first treatment of spinal cord injury

National / Science & Health Jan 14, 2022

Japanese university uses iPS cells in first treatment of spinal cord injury

Some 5,000 people sustain spinal cord injuries every year in Japan and the number of people living with spinal cord injuries is said to exceed 150,000.

U.S. man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant

World / Science & Health Jan 11, 2022

U.S. man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant

by Julie Steenhuysen

The surgery is among the first to demonstrate the feasibility of a pig-to-human heart transplant, a field made possible by new gene editing tools.

Umbilical cord blood donations offer hope for those in Japan in need of stem cells

National / Science & Health | Regional voices: Chubu Jan 10, 2022

Umbilical cord blood donations offer hope for those in Japan in need of stem cells

Blood from the umbilical cord, extracted immediately after a mother gives birth, is rich with hematopoietic stem cells.

National / Science & Health Jan 10, 2022

More registrations from younger people needed for bone marrow donor bank

More than 26,000 bone marrow transplants from nonblood-related donors have been performed over the three decades since the Japan Marrow Donor Program (JMDP) was founded. But Yoshihisa Kodera, head of the organization, says it is important to increase the number of donors from younger ...

Pig kidney functions in human patient in 'potential miracle'

World / Science & Health Oct 21, 2021

Pig kidney functions in human patient in 'potential miracle'

A U.S. medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig's kidney to a person as part of a two-day experiment.

Japan faces challenge of securing skin donors

National Jul 18, 2021

Japan faces challenge of securing skin donors

With the number of people who agree to donate their skin after death on the decline, the Japan Skin Bank Network is calling for cooperation from citizens.

In world first, COVID-19 patient in Japan undergoes living donor lung transplant

National / Science & Health Apr 9, 2021

In world first, COVID-19 patient in Japan undergoes living donor lung transplant

The operation, which took around 11 hours to perform, transplanted part of healthy lungs from the patient's husband and son.

National / Science & Health Oct 16, 2020

Kobe hospital conducts world-first transplant of iPS photoreceptor cells

There are some 30,000 sufferers of pigmentary retinal degeneration in Japan and no known treatment, but Kobe City Eye Hospital is working to change that.

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