Transplant
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Good results for ovary transplants
Ovarian transplants can be both safe and effective, Danish researchers report today. Read more
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Uterine transplants get UK go-ahead
Britain’s first clinical trial of human uterine transplantation is set to start in the New Year, it was announced last night. Read more
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Sickle cell cure hopes
A new bone marrow transplant procedure has successfully treated adult patients with sickle cell disease, it has been announced. Read more
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Plea as transplants slump
Britain is facing a reduction in organ transplants because of shortages of donors, it was revealed today. Read more
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Papworth heart transplant breakthrough
The number of heart transplants could increase dramatically after the success of the UK’s first operation involving a non-beating organ. Read more
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Surgeon sets out head transplant plan
Human head transplants could be performed within two years, according to an Italian surgeon. Read more
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"Dead" heart used in transplant
Surgeons are now able to perform heart transplants using organs that stopped beating, it has been announced. Read more
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Womb transplant success
A Swedish doctor has talked about the first birth of a child achieved after a womb transplant procedure. Read more
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UK scientists grow working organ from stem cells
British scientists have successfully used stem cells to grow a fully functioning organ in a living animal, it has been announced. Read more
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Oesophagus transplant improved
Pioneering surgeons have moved a step closer to growing the human oesophagus in the laboratory, it was announced today. Read more