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- 1Donor hearts may age to match recipients' bodies▼Donor hearts may take on the age of their new bodies https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/donor-hearts-may-take-on
New research suggests donor hearts may take on the biological age of their recipients after transplantation, rather than retaining the age of the original donor. Reported by Scientific American, the finding could reshape how doctors think about organ aging, rejection risk and long-term outcomes for transplant patients.
- 2Transplanted hearts age backwards to match recipients●Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological age
New research reported by Nature suggests transplanted hearts reverse their biological age after surgery, adjusting to the recipient's body rather than retaining the donor's. The finding indicates organ ageing is driven more by the host's internal environment than by the organ's own history. Scientists say it could reshape how donor organs are matched and how ageing of tissues is understood.