In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a pig organ as soon as this summer as part of a clinical trial program ...

The increasing demand for donor hearts presents both a critical challenge and a significant opportunity for innovation in ...

Oxford medical manufacturing company OrganOx has won the UK's most prestigious engineering innovation award, and a £50,000 prize.

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

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

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney ...

Scientists tracked how human immune cells attack pig kidneys after transplant—and found a way to fight back using precision ...

But there's a problem, and a big one at that: The body naturally wants to reject any tissue it knows it didn't manufacture.

Explore 10 uplifting news stories that highlight positive changes around the world. This video features: - Earth's Largest ...

Solid organ transplantation provides life-saving and life-enhancing treatments for patients with end-stage organ failure.1,2 ...

He received a pig kidney transplant. Now, while he was not the first, he does hope that his and the contributions of many others means that he also won't be the last. Stepping forward, you're ...

With xenotransplantation -- animal-to-human transplantation -- poised to address the global organ shortage crisis, a ...