Kidney organoids reveal how APOL1 mutations affect mitochondrial function in disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental ...

First ever pig-to-human liver transplant keeps patient alive for months

In a medical first, doctors have successfully transplanted a pig liver into a human patient, who subsequently lived for ...
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For the First Time, Scientists Successfully Transplant Blood Type–Converted Kidney Into a Brain-Dead Human

In a quiet hospital room in Chongqing, China, a 68-year-old brain-dead man became part of a historic medical experiment—one ...
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Stem cells and organoids offer a new understanding of APOL1 kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental factors, as well as existing medical conditions. Known genetic risk factors for ...
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New study: Pig kidneys — for the first time — demonstrate “life-sustaining kidney function” in a human

Photography: Steve Wood For the first time in a human, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day study — all while using ...

Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant

The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced ...