Picture a man crawling through the desert in tattered clothing, whispering “water” as he nears an oasis. He isn’t thinking about his kidneys, yet they may be the main organ ...

Scientists have been searching for years for an alternative to human transplants because the donor supply cannot keep up with demand, particularly where kidneys are concerned. More than 90,000 people ...

A recent study achieved a landmark breakthrough in pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation by studying the immune system's rejection response up close. Dr. Valentin Goutaudier and his team from the ...

We’ve all got organs that work tirelessly to keep us alive, and others that we can’t imagine living without. But did you know that some of the parts of our body, while important for various functions, ...

There may be good reasons to object to using animals as living organ factories, including welfare concerns. But the rationale ...

(CNN) — Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making kidney transplants from other species a real option in the near future. Scientists ...

“This decedent might be the most highly studied human in history,” Montgomery said of Miller. The doctors removed Miller’s own kidneys and transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a specially ...