Using only print promotional materials placed at driver’s licensing facilities rather than an expensive multimedia campaign almost doubled donor registration at test sites, according to a new study conducted by the state of Michigan.  “There are many reasons people decide not to be donors, but for many people  the reason they are not designated donors [Sign in to read the full article...]

Donor Alliance, the organ procurement organization conducted a four-month marketing campaign in the fall of 2011 in areas a survey revealed had lower designation donor rates and overall support of organ and tissue donation.  The  survey found that 45% of respondents did not know if their religion supported donation; 32% didn’t know they can donate [Sign in to read the full article...]

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and State Health Department announced that New Yorkers can now easily enroll in the State’s Organ and Tissue Donor Registry online through MyDMV. The State also released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a vendor organization to assume the administration and operation of the registry.  The [Sign in to read the full article...]

A new discovery in mice may lead to new treatments that could make bone marrow transplants more likely to succeed and to be significantly less dangerous.  New findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology said Brazilian scientists may have discovered a way to prevent the immune system from attacking  transplant grafts and damaging the [Sign in to read the full article...]

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center have discovered a new technique for improving the delivery of stem cells which may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military operations. The research team reported they discovered a way to enhance delivery of transplanted cells in [Sign in to read the full article...]