A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

While there are some ESRD patients who are too old for surgery or too sick to be helped, the majority of ESRD patients can easily extend their lifespan with a donated kidney. Our best estimates show ...

Towana Looney received a gene-edited pig kidney in November 2024. The transplant lasted a record 4 months and 9 days. However ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

Cysts, fibrosis, and tubular degeneration form the typical triad of pathologies leading to the gradual decline in kidney ...

“In early April, she had a reduction in renal function due to acute rejection ... “Without a pathway to receiving a human kidney, she decided a gene-edited pig kidney was worth a try, and ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how ...

Doctors have had to remove the pig kidney implanted in an American woman after her body rejected it, but her four months ...

Ms Towana Looney lived for four months with the animal’s organ before her body rejected it. Read more at straitstimes.com.