Hearts, livers and kidneys have all been taken from pigs and transplanted into human bodies with varying results. Here, The ...

A new study in the Journal of Hepatology reports on an auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a ...

The breakthrough was made possible with the help of specialized enzymes designed to address blood-type incompatibility in transplants.

Every minute, a woman in the U.S. requires a blood transfusion due to heavy menstrual bleeding, or HMB. One in three women ...

More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, and Minnesota researchers think pigs could help them. Miromatrix Medical Inc., an Eden Prairie biotechnology company, works to create ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

The liver performed key bodily functions, proving that pig organs can temporarily support human life, though serious ...

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere—from the air we breathe to the food we eat—but their impact on human health is not entirely clear. While cell culture and animal studies hint at potential ...

Dutch scientists have discovered hidden salivary glands that could ease cancer treatment side effects in the head and neck ...