Successful pig-to-human kidney transplants are raising hope among some in the medical community who think the treatment could be a game changer for people living with kidney disease but some are ...

A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announces.

Prof. Benjamin Dekel, Director of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine at Tel Aviv University and Director of the ...

Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a condition where your kidneys are functioning at 15% of their normal levels. Kidneys help filter out waste products and excessive ...

First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in Boston Nancy Lapid Reuters Published March 21, 2024 Updated March 22, 2024 ...

Researchers from Flinders University in Australia and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have ...

A CRISPR kidney that is part pig, part person is just another step toward editing our children’s genes. Call it sci-fi ...

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 ...

Gene related to human kidney disease linked to touch in sea anemones New study improves understanding of the ancestral foundations and evolution of mechanosensory cells critical to the success of ...

Muslim human rights activist in need of kidney finds help from Jewish community By Caryn Lieberman Global News Posted April 26, 2024 5:49 pm Updated April 26, 2024 5:51 pm ...

The U of A has led publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory neurons in the tentacles of sea anemones, linking them to kidney disease in humans through a common gene.  ...