Chinese researchers also recently announced a successful kidney xenotransplant. Looney had been on dialysis since 2016 and didn’t qualify for a regular transplant – her body was abnormally ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

Recipients of kidney transplants in high heat index settings show higher rates of adverse kidney outcomes than transplant ...

The study didn't account for migration, Cojuc-Konigsberg pointed out, but suggested future studies examine if eGFR levels rebound after kidney transplant recipients move from a high-heat location ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ ... There is a severe and ongoing shortage of kidneys for transplants — more than 92,000 people are on ...

The world's longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed, doctors announced Friday. Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the ...

Chinese researchers also recently announced a successful kidney xenotransplant. Looney had been on dialysis since 2016 and didn’t qualify for a regular transplant – her body was abnormally ...