Tag: organs

Penn Medicine sets world record with 100 kidney paired donation surgeries in 1 year

Editor’s Note Penn Medicine celebrated a significant milestone on December 6—its 100th paired kidney exchange surgery in 12 months set a world record for the most kidney paired donation transplants in a year. The announcement was published in an EurekAlert! December 12 press release. Penn Medicine launched its Center for…

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By: Brita Belli
December 12, 2023
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New protein calculation uncovers which organs are aging at an accelerated pace

Editor's Note Researchers from Stanford Medicine have found a way to detect which organs in someone’s body are aging at an accelerated rate using a simple blood test. The findings were published in the journal Nature on December 6.  This study looked at 5,678 people and found that about one…

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By: Brita Belli
December 6, 2023
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