Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

In a quiet hospital room in Chongqing, China, a 68-year-old brain-dead man became part of a historic medical experiment—one that scientists hope could eventually reshape the future of organ ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes. Incompatibility of blood type is one of ...

Danish researchers have perfected an inexpensive and efficient way to convert types A, B, and AB blood into type O, the universal-donor blood that can be given to anyone — an achievement that promises ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

Researchers report the first human test of an enzyme-converted A-type kidney to universal O, which if validated in future ...

More than 3,500 Canadians and 100,000 Americans await lifesaving organ transplants, yet many donor organs go unused due to blood-type mismatch. Researchers in this study used a proprietary enzyme ...

Researchers convert type A kidney to type O, potentially reducing wait times and saving lives. Experimental gene therapy ...

Organ transplants can be life-saving, but the need to match blood types means many people are left on long waiting lists while organs go to waste. Scientists at Cambridge have now demonstrated a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a report released Sunday, researchers describe the use of newly discovered enzymes to convert blood types A, B, and AB into O, the universal donor type. Blood types are ...