But in the immunosuppressed, it can cause a deadly hyperinfection syndrome, with the worms going through accelerating and ...

An organ transplant preservation device for livers and kidneys, developed by OrganOx out of research from the University of Oxford, is up for ...

Creating so-called human–animal chimaeras could help address the global shortage of transplantable organs by generating ...

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the finalists for the 2025 MacRobert Award, the longest running and most ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have successfully grown tiny human hearts in pig embryos that survived up to 21 ...

A recent study by LVPEI in Hyderabad suggests that cornea implants made from pig tissues could be a promising treatment for ...

What if organ transplants effect more than just biological function? Research suggests transplanted pig organs could carry ...

Tim Andrews, one of four people to ever get a pig kidney transplant, was on an operating table five months ago. But on Wednesday night, he threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park.

Greenwood, Coates and Burton’s company Beta Cell Technologies are committed to finding long-term therapeutic solutions for patients with diabetes and other cell therapy diseases. It collaborates with ...

Towana Looney received a gene-edited pig kidney in November 2024. The transplant lasted a record 4 months and 9 days. However, her immune system rejected the organ. Doctors removed the kidney on ...

The world's longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed, doctors announced Friday. Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the ...