Exactly why a donor liver would confer immunoprotection on a donor heart is still a bit of medical mystery, Fishbein suggested. "I think we don't fully understand the science of transplant immunology.

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute have performed what is believed to be the first-ever combined lung-liver transplant for a patient with advanced lung cancer, according ...

This baby girl had a rare condition and needed a liver transplant in order to survive. Her dad became her donor — and saved her life.

GSK completes $2 billion acquisition of efimosfermin from Boston Pharmaceuticals: London, UK Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 09:00 Hrs [IST] GSK plc announced the completion of its previ ...

With the transplant numbers rising, questions about what to expect after a liver transplant are becoming more common. More individuals wonder how they can help support a friend or family member ...

Evaluation: Your healthcare team will evaluate you to see if you’re a good candidate for a liver transplant.This includes blood tests, imaging tests like CT scans or MRIs and discussions about your ...

After Transplant. After transplant you will begin learning all about your new liver, how to take care of it, how to prevent infection, your medications, and your clinic and lab schedule. The ...

The liver’s unique metabolic and immunological profile makes this organ indispensable for a healthy life. Advances in the understanding of immunology hold the key to the future by making transplants ...

Tremendous progress has been made in understanding the immune responses in the liver. Here, Heymann and Tacke provide a comprehensive overview of liver immunology, from homeostasis to disease. The ...

Although transplantation immunology as a distinctive field began with the development of experimental models that showed the feasibility of bone marrow transplantation, organ engraftment was ...