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AI tool could help surgeons to assess donated livers

Hundreds of people are currently waiting for a liver transplant, but it can be difficult to judge whether or not a donated organ is suitable for use. Surgeons use as much information as they can to ma...

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Improving access to kidney transplants from living donors

Current research by the University of Bristol could help to improve access to kidney transplants from living donors.  When someone's kidneys stop working properly, they may need a new kidney to ...

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How can organ donation be quicker and less stressful for families?

Researchers at Nottingham University and City St George's University are currently searching for an answer. There is a type of organ donation called Controlled Organ Donation after Circulatory Death ...

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Organ Donation Week 2025

This week is Organ Donation Week 2025, and it is time to shine a light on the incredible gift of organ donation. Thousands of lives in the UK are saved or transformed each year through organ transplan...

Events for patients and the public

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Share your views on a bioartificial liver

If you or a family member has had a liver transplant for acute liver failure, or are waiting for a liver transplant, researchers want to hear from you. About the research Researchers from the Royal ...

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Share your experience of symptoms after a kidney transplant

Would you like to help researchers understand how people with a kidney transplant experience symptoms? Researchers from Kings College London want to find out how common symptoms might cluster togethe...

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