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New drug protects donor organs from dying: 'The results are spectacular'
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New drug protects donor organs from dying: 'The results are spectacular'

Researchers from UAntwerpen and KU Leuven have developed a drug that significantly reduces organ death before and during transplantation. This breakthrough comes after ten years of research, and the results are published in the journal Cell. The drug, FXT-001, protects organs like lungs and livers from ferroptosis, a specific type of cell death caused by oxygen exposure during transplants. With this innovation, the hope is to improve the quality of available organs and save more lives.
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