KYOTO—Kyoto University Hospital officials announced on April 14 that a research team conducted a clinical trial in February to transplant lab-grown pancreatic islets into a woman in her 40s who has ...

Leveraging AI, researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that can suppress appetite and facilitate weight loss in mice and pigs.

The results with the first two of a planned six patients in the pilot study have been presented at the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) congress. So far ...

Large A "ghost" pig heart stripped of its tissue cells ... The first successful pancreas transplant was performed in 1966, the first heart and liver transplants in 1967. By 1984, Congress had ...

The artificial pancreas, which would be implanted between ... The challenge is, when Taylor tested the device in pigs, the animals’ immune system responded by forming scar tissue known as ...

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A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose own livers have suddenly stopped working.

2025 — Exposure to antibiotics during a key developmental window in infancy can stunt growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and may boost risk of diabetes later in life, new research ...

Insulin is a hormone made in your pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach. It allows your body to use glucose for energy. Glucose is a type of sugar found in many carbohydrates. The body ...