The transplant decoy
Doctors have found a way to fool a patient's immune system into accepting a transplanted organ without the need for long-term use of anti-rejection drugs.
The technique involves giving patients prior infusions of tissue from the donor organ, a conference in Florida was told yesterday.
In a trial in Ahmedabad, India, crushed kidney tissue and stem cells from donors were injected into the patients. All were successfully weaned off anti-rejection drugs within three months.
Doctors believe this could offer a way to avoid rejection, a common occurrence following a transplant.
Anti-rejection drugs can be successful but may have side effects and put patients at risk of developing cancers and serious infections.
Most watched News videos
- New video shows Epstein laughing and chasing young women
- Epstein describes himself as a 'tier one' sexual predator
- Buddhist monks in Thailand caught with a stash of porn
- British Airways passengers turn flight into a church service
- Skier dressed as Chewbacca brutally beaten in mass brawl
- Sarah Ferguson 'took Princesses' to see Epstein after prison
- Jenna Bush Hager in tears over disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
- Forth Bridge fireball fall into village streets
- China unveils 'Star Wars' warship that can deploy unmanned jets
- Melinda Gates says she feels immense sadness for Epstein victims
- Amazon driver's furious rant about deliveries captured on ring camera
- Authorities give update on search for Savannah Guthrie's mom
