Another patient has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in ...

Groundbreaking research exposes how diabetes damages kidneys, offering hope through early detection and innovative prevention ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

She waited and hoped for a human donor kidney that would be a good match ... The pig organ is so healthy, she said, that if she had waited to be sicker than she was ‒ if she had been as sick ...

The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...

It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as ...

"Yo-yo" dieting --- repeatedly losing and gaining weight -- can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people ...

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be ...

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