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 ...

Scientists have identified the role an enzyme, crucial to the body’s metabolism, plays in the development of kidney disease, opening the door to new methods of prevention and treatment of this ...

For the first time, a University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada team, successfully performed a human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to the universal type O. The procedure relies ...

Scientists converted a type A kidney into a type O universal donor kidney. Enzymes removed specific antigens from the organ. The converted kidney worked normally for two days in a brain-dead patient.

Kidney cancer, one of the ten most prevalent malignancies in the world, has increased in incidence over the last decade, likely due to rising obesity rates. The most common subtype of this cancer is ...

A medical achievement has brought hope to thousands awaiting kidney transplants. For the first time, the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, team successfully performed a human transplant of ...

Enzyme-regulating macrophages found in both humans and mice open the door to translating findings in mice into human therapies. Credit: Issey Takahashi Enzyme-regulating macrophages found in both ...