A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort pa ...

Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years. Could it one day help transplant patients? Still, Andrews was a little nervous and sought advice from the only other person who knew what a ...

Still, Andrews was a little nervous and sought advice from the only other person who knew what a pig kidney transplant was like — the NYU patient, Towana Looney. “We just prayed together and ...

United Therapeutics and eGenesis will test genetically modified pig organs on kidney patients Experts say the the trials are promising but raise safety and ethical concerns TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 ...

The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As part of the trial, which will ...

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has a significant influence on the structural integrity and electrical conductivity of the atria. Aberrant activation of the sympathetic nervous system can induce ...