http://www.nephrologynews.com/rss/kidney-transplant The latest articles from Nephrology News & Issues in the topic kidney-transplant Living donors who are obese or overweight are more likely to sustain long-term kidney damage after donation, according to a systematic review presented at the National Kidney Foundation"s 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/kidney-function-declines-in-overweight-donors 5/10/2012 6:00:00 PM http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/obesity-reduces-organ-donor-pool 5/10/2012 6:00:00 PM One failed transplant does not mean another will follow, and those who receive a second kidney have a high chance of success, according to new research presented at the National Kidney Foundation"s Spring Clinical Meetings Researchers led by Syed Jawad Sher, MD, of Indiana University School of Medicine, found no significant differences between primary and repeat transplants in terms of survival of the transplanted kidney, rejection or infection rates. The one and five year kidney graft survival http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/second-transplants-can-be-just-as-successful-as-primary-transplants 5/10/2012 6:00:00 PM Facebook users in the United States can now enroll as organ donors via links on the social networking site, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/facebook-to-provide-links-to-organ-donor-registries 5/2/2012 12:55:00 PM A policy implemented in 2005 has reduced racial disparities in kidney transplantation among children, according to a study that will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/children-face-less-racial-disparities-in-kidney-transplantation 4/27/2012 3:47:00 PM A New York woman has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission that claims she was fired after donating her kidney to allow her boss to move up on a transplant waiting list. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/woman-says-she-was-fired-after-donating-kidney-to-help-boss 4/24/2012 2:04:00 PM The kidney transplant program at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey has shut down temporarily because of a death rate for recipients that is three times the national average, NorthJersey.com reports. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/new-jersey-hospital-suspends-kidney-transplant-program 4/18/2012 9:25:00 AM Loyola researchers have reported findings about a molecule that helps ramp up the immune system in some cases and suppress it in others. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/discovery-could-help-develop-new-treatment-options-for-organ-rejection 4/17/2012 11:11:00 AM The official Chinese Xinhua News Agency has reporting that five people have been arrested for alleged involvement in the removal and selling of a teenager"s kidney for transplant http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/chinese-teen-sells-kidney-for-iphone-ipad 4/9/2012 9:59:00 AM Health officials in China on Friday that it plans to end the practice of transplanting organs from executed prisoners within three to five years, The New York Times reports. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/china-moves-to-stop-transplants-of-organs-after-executions 3/26/2012 11:45:00 AM Among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing living-related kidney transplants, the use of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal (cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types) stem cells instead of antibody induction therapy resulted in a lower incidence of acute rejection, decreased risk of opportunistic infection, and better estimated kidney function at 1 year, according to a study in the March 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/using-stem-cells-for-related-kidney-transplants-improves-outcomes 3/21/2012 8:24:00 AM New ongoing research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/transplant-method-may-allow-kidney-recipients-to-live-life-free-of-anti-rejection-medication 3/8/2012 10:51:00 AM Study results published in The New England-Journal of Medicine show that 3-year graft survival is significantly greater in all transplanted kidneys machine perfused in the LifePort Kidney Transporter compared to those stored in a traditional box of ice. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/donate-kidneys-preserved-in-machine-improve-transplant-survival-compared-to-traditional-box-of-ice 2/23/2012 11:14:00 AM A Loyola University Medical Center patient has become the final link in the world"s longest living-donor kidney transplant chain. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/worlds-longest-kidney-transplant-chain-concludes-in-chicago 2/20/2012 11:15:00 AM According to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. The findings indicate that requiring a formal patient education class may help reduce inequities in kidney failure patients" access to kidney transplantation. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/patient-education-classes-may-reduce-kidney-transplant-disparities 2/17/2012 10:35:00 AM http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/canada-organ-donor-rates-stagnate 2/15/2012 12:18:00 PM http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/petition-to-extend-medicare-coverage-for-kidney-transplant-patients 2/7/2012 11:59:00 AM http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/nejm-perspective-coverage-limits-on-immunosuppression-after-kidney-transplantation-are-penny-wise-pound-foolish 2/3/2012 12:00:00 PM New research published online in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology details a new antibody, called OPN-305, that may improve survival outcomes for those receiving donated kidneys and other organs. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/antibody-improves-kidney-transplant-survival-in-mice 2/1/2012 10:49:00 AM John C. McDonald, MD, the first president of the United Network for Organ Sharing and Chancellor Emeritus of Louisiana State University"s Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, La., passed away December 31. http://www.nephrologynews.com/kidney-transplant/article/in-memoriam-first-unos-president-john-mcdonald 1/5/2012 11:47:00 AM