Researchers have discovered microplastics and nanoplastics in the human brain, reproductive organs, and other vital systems.
In a medical first, doctors have successfully transplanted a pig liver into a human patient, who subsequently lived for ...
The patient lived with part of a pig liver for 38 days before surgeons removed it, surviving 171 total days after the ...
Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. Last Thursday, surgeons at ...
The quest to grow functional human organs in animal hosts has made significant strides, marking a revolutionary leap in regenerative medicine and transplantation. This groundbreaking research offers ...
Both scientific and policy advancements could provide desperately needed organs for transplantation. For example, there have been some promising early studies using kidneys from pigs genetically ...
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed a new 3D-printing method for creating realistic human ...
Miniature organs have a new lifeline. Mimicking the way early human embryos grow blood vessels, scientists nudged multiple types of mini organs to sprout their own vascular networks. Also called ...
Medics have transplanted a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure.