Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead man’s body is functioning well more than 4 weeks later.

A pig kidney has continued to function inside of a human body for roughly two months, the longest documented instance of such a procedure, known as a xenotransplant. Researchers at NYU Langone ...

The human body can survive weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet millions of people walk around in a state of chronic dehydration, completely unaware that their kidneys are slowly ...

Gene-edited pig kidneys function well after human patient transplant By Michael Irving August 16, 2023 In a new study, scientists have successfully transplanted genetically-modified pig kidneys into a ...

NEW YORK, NY, AUGUST 16, 2023 — Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic ...

A pair of genetically modified pig kidneys filtered blood and produced urine for 7 days after being transplanted into a brain-dead patient ― marking another important step toward opening up a new ...

Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition in which the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste ...

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Surgeons at New York University Langone Health have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human body, and it continues to function well after more than a month — a ...

The scramble to find kidneys for transplants or the long waits on a list amid a usable organ shortage could come to an end in the future. The use of gene-edited pig kidneys could vastly increase ...

UAB President Ray Watts called the achievement an indicator of a possible future with a sustainable supply of organs. For the first time in a human, genetically modified pig kidneys provided ...

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