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.

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new study published about long-COVID is drawing attention to the risk coronavirus infections are having on declining kidney functions. The study published in the Journal of ...

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 ...

Keeping the kidneys in good shape is crucial. These organs play a vital role in filtering waste, balancing electrolytes, and regulating blood pressure. About 850 million people are struggling with ...

Scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or taking drugs to ...

Kidneys for Kids launches “Drive to 7000” campaign to achieve record 7,000 living kidney donations in 2026. 31-city tour ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune ...

Potent, selective ABCC6-targeting positive functional modulator (PFM) improved multiple markers of renal function in animal models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) PFM improved inorganic pyrophosphate ...

The medical report of farmer leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal, who has been fast-unto-death since November 26, has revealed that his kidney and liver functions have been impacted. The four-member medical ...