Transplant Communications’ next audioconference, “Paired Kidney Donation, the Living Organ Donor Network Reigistry (LODN) and Donor Insurance Policy,” has been extended from one and one-half to two hours. The audioconference will now be held from 1-3 p.m. Eastern time on Weds. July 9. The program includes speakers from the UNOS Kidney Committee, the Living Organ [Sign in to read the full article...]

A man convicted of secretly cutting up corpses, including that of “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair Cooke, has received a sentence of 27 years in prison for his role in the ghoulish multimillion-dollar Biomedical Tissue Services body parts scheme, the Associated Press reports. Christopher Aldorasi, 36, was convicted in April of 20 counts, including enterprise corruption, [Sign in to read the full article...]

Adult stem cell transplants may help improve healing of fractures, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The UNC team used adult stem cells to heal fractures of the tibia, the long bone of the leg, in mice, HealthDay News reports. The bone marrow-derived stem cells were engineered to [Sign in to read the full article...]

A British woman who was denied a kidney transplant from her dead daughter has been offered new hope by her sister, the Spenborough Guardian newspaper reports. Rachel Leake, 39, was barred from having a kidney belonging to her daughter Laura Ashworth when the 21-year-old died last month. Now Rachel said she expects to have one [Sign in to read the full article...]

In a rodent study, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology have identified an immune system molecule called HLA-G dimer that plays a powerful role in avoiding organ rejection, Asian News International reports. Researchers say the molecule’s action can be augmented in people with organ transplants and autoimmune [Sign in to read the full article...]