And it could not be better timed—the first US-based clinical trials of pig kidney transplantation into living humans begin ...

Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone's transplant institute, prepares a pig kidney for transplant into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023. Shelby Lum/AP Photo.

In a historic first, a kidney from a genetically modified pig was successfully transplanted into a human. Researchers hope for more of this kind of transplant because there aren’t enough human ...

The kidney, which came from a genetically altered pig, worked normally and showed no signs of rejection. It's seen as a significant step toward using animal organs for life-saving transplants.

In a medical breakthrough, NYU Langone Health surgeons successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a brain-dead man, who has now survived on the organ for more than a month. “This represents the ...

The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died, his family announced on Saturday. Richard Slayman underwent the four-hour procedure in March at ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.

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 ...

A month ago, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Now, a team of researchers from NYU Langone Health reports that Lisa Pisano, a 54 ...

A pig kidney kept an Alabama woman alive for five months - longer than anyone ever before. Doctors aren't sure yet why it suddenly stopped. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

The patient, Lisa Pisano, 54, who is still hospitalized, went back on kidney dialysis after the pig’s organ was removed. She lived with the transplanted organ for 47 days, Dr. Robert Montgomery ...

Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later . The hospital said there was no indication the passing was due to the transplant. By Riley Hoffman. May 11, 2024, 9:46 PM.