The material is employed in a range of Edwards’ surgical and transcatheter valves, including versions of the Inspiris, Mitris ...

The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

The new study will attach the pig liver to up to 20 patients in a bid to give their own livers time to regenerate. View on ...

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...

Police in Ahmedabad are set to file an FIR against clinical trial mafias exploiting vulnerable communities for drug experiments. These mafias recruit the poor as test subjects for minimal pay ...

Is it better to have a pig’s heart that works … than a human heart that doesn’t? Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the ...

may be prescribed to improve heart function and output. People with severe postural hypotension may benefit from the use of the anti-inflammatory steroid fludrocortisone, which affects water retention ...

system to treat tricuspid regurgitation (TR), or a leaky heart valve, offers substantial and sustained improvements in the severity of TR after two years. The results also demonstrate the TriClip ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) refers to an unexpected death of a person, believed to be caused by a heart-related issue ... no history of antidepressant (AD) use, individuals with a history of ...

A 'shark tank' approach to pitching ideas for Australian heart health has proved so successful, the model is to be imitated overseas.