May 27, 2017 A new study indicates that receiving donor kidneys from individuals with diabetes may offer a greater survival benefit than remaining on the wai...

Q. What is a kidney transplant chain? How do they benefit people in need of a transplant? A. Transplantation by a live kidney donor offers several advantages...

Testing for molecular markers in the urine of kidney transplant patients could reveal whether the transplant is failing and why, according to research presen...

Highlights Among deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, those who were >30 kg (66 pounds) heavier than the donor had a 28% higher risk of transplant fa...

March 3, 2017 at 4:17 AM New research provides insights on transplant recipients’ antibody responses against donor kidneys and how the timing of those respon...

February 27, 2017 at 7:08 PM The success of kidney transplants has vastly improved for children over the past half-century, with young children now experienc...

CareDx and Leading Transplant Clinicians to Present AlloSure® DART Data During Kidney Week at the American … GlobeNewswire (press release) BRISBANE, Calif.,...

With over 120,000 patients in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant, scientists and physicians are constantly looking to expand the pool of avail...

Two Britons have left hospital just four days following a kidney transplant after it was successfully carried out by a robot. Siobhan Morris, 42, and Andy Br...

Becoming a living kidney donor can be a heroic act, but it has its downsides: increased risks of health complications and occasionally, diseases that may cre...

Australian and American researchers have identified several genes that hold the key to determining the future outcome of a kidney transplant, in what has bee...