A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

Looney has been receiving dialysis since 2016 and was abnormally primed to reject a human kidney, according to a report by the AP. Since the procedure, she has called herself "superwoman" and has ...

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

Kidneys are the silent workers of the body. These organs filter out waste, balance fluids, and keep essential minerals in check. But many times, their health is unknowingly pushed to the edge ...

Looney had been on dialysis since 2016 and didn’t qualify for a regular transplant – her body was abnormally primed to reject a human kidney. So she sought out a pig kidney and it functioned ...

The highly experimental procedure had fueled optimism that animal kidneys might prove a usable source amid a chronic shortage of available human kidneys. Her body's eventual rejection of the ...

The highly experimental procedure had fuelled optimism that animal kidneys might prove a usable source amid a chronic shortage of available human kidneys. Her body’s eventual rejection of the ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ, ...

The highly experimental procedure had fueled optimism that animal kidneys might prove a usable source amid a chronic shortage of available human kidneys. Her body's eventual rejection of the ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be ...