Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have successfully grown 'mini kidneys' in the lab and grafted them into live mice, revealing new insights into the metabolic defects and a potential ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Chronic kidney disease patients living in the hottest countries experienced an additional 8% drop in kidney function each year compared to those living in temperate climates, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans.
Mar 21, 2024
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For VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center organ transplant specialists, the work is not only about performing lifesaving surgeries.
Mar 21, 2024
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Diabetic nephropathy, also called diabetic kidney disease, is a serious complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. In the U.S., about 1 in 3 people living with diabetes have diabetic nephropathy.
Mar 29, 2024
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Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019—and a racially biased organ test was to blame.
Apr 1, 2024
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There are more than 90,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the U.S. Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys exceeds the supply. However, so-called living donor chains are giving hope to those in need of ...
Apr 10, 2024
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The Weymouth man who received the world's first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital, calling it "one of the happiest moments of my life."
Apr 4, 2024
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For the first time ever, doctors have transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human suffering from advanced kidney failure.
Mar 21, 2024
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Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) could provide a revolutionary approach to organ transplantation for patients who are hard to match and susceptible to rejection, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered.
Apr 9, 2024
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