The first recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney died from cardiac causes 52 days after xenotransplantation. The world's first ...

The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study, published in Science , from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant ...

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into ...

An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants ...

Advertisement Genetically engineered pigs offer a promising solution because their organs are similar in size and function to human kidneys. Both of the companies have modified pig genes to reduce ...

Two US biotech companies say the Food and Drug Administration has cleared them to conduct clinical trials of their gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into ...