Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the ...

Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

Chinese and Canadian scientists report organ with blood type A converted to universal type O in donor-centric approach.

Scientists converted a type A kidney into a type O universal donor kidney. Enzymes removed specific antigens from the organ.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Our four-part series called “Gift of Life” focuses on the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s kidney transplant program. In this fourth and last report, we meet the chief surgeon and the ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

Transplant patient stories about waiting for new organs. May 1, 2012— -- intro: For many patients in need of vital organ transplants, life is a waiting game. For some, getting a new, healthy ...

Andrea Samson has dedicated much of her adult life to helping save the lives of others. Now, she needs a stranger to help her save her own. Samson, 30, an emergency medical technician and Lafayette ...

A life-saving medical operation is bringing two strangers together. Ed Doin's search for a kidney donor is a story of ...