Genetic map identifies 1,000 potential kidney disease treatment targets
More than 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study, ...
West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause
Kidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thus, there is a ...
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FDA Approves First Human Trials for Pig Kidney Transplants
The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant advancement in addressing the organ shortage crisis.
Boston Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney in Fourth Patient
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth ...
MGH performs its second, world’s fourth genetically altered pig kidney transplant
The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for ...
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FDA OKs clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in people
More than 550,000 Americans have kidney failure, and nearly 100,000 people are on the transplant ... solution because their ...
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Pig kidney transplants get green light from FDA for human trials
The United States Food and Drug Administration , in a historic move, allowed the beginning of clinical trials for pig kidney ...
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FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
Looney donated a kidney to her mother decades ago and then developed kidney failure after a complication ... abnormally primed to attack another human kidney, making it unlikely that she would ...