Transplant
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Grapefruit juice could boost cancer drug
The effectiveness of a transplant drug with potential anti-cancer properties is dramatically increased if taken alongside grapefruit juice, researchers say. Read more
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Success for pioneer transplant op
A boy of 13 is flourishing – two years after receiving a pioneering windpipe transplant, doctors report today. Read more
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Smokers’ lungs "save lives"
The lungs of smokers should be used for transplants – because overall patients have a better survival chance, British surgeons say today. Read more
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Heart drugs may prevent cancer
Statins were developed to reduce cholesterol and found to have a range of other benefits for heart patients – and new findings suggest this may include preventing cancer. Read more
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Student gets artificial windpipe
A geology student from Eritrea has become the latest beneficiary of dramatic advances in windpipe transplant techniques, it was revealed today. Read more
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Mammoth transfusion hope
Researchers are using the DNA of extinct woolly mammoths to design a powerful new kind of artificial blood, it was revealed last night. Read more
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Synthetic transplant hailed as first
A 36-year-old man is due to leave a Swedish hospital today after a revolutionary windpipe operation. Read more
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Malaria research breakthrough
A single protein could be responsible for the development of a killer malaria parasite, British researchers reveal today. Read more
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Child gets home-grown windpipe transplant
British surgeons have performed a revolutionary windpipe transplant procedure on a child for the first time, it has been announced. Read more
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Private organ transplants face ban
Private transplant operations are set to be banned in Britain as part of a series of measures to ensure patients get "fair" access to donated organs. Read more