A New Hampshire man received a successful pig kidney transplant in June, a biotech company announced Monday.Bill Stewart, 54, received the kidney on June 14. He was discharged from Massachusetts ...
In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...
It’s the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. A second US company, eGenesis, is preparing to begin its own pig kidney clinical trial in the coming months. These are the first ...
In two studies published Thursday, researchers discovered why transplanted pig organs were being rejected from human patients and how to reverse it.
A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human lives. The ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in their quest ...
Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species kidney transplants a real option in the near future.