The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney.

An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down.

13."Nearly 50% of women will deal with pelvic organ prolapse at some point in their life — yet no one teaches us how to ...

Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...

Paragonix Technologies, a pioneer in organ transplant technologies and organ procurement services, announced today the completion of the world’s first-in-human cases utilizing its FDA-cleared ...

Her candidacy for a human kidney was limited by the high likelihood, in her case, that her immune system would reject a donor organ ... Looney's body, ensuring that the application was approved.

Towana Looney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November 2024, goes over notes about her recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern at NYU Langone Health in New York, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike to address a severe shortage of transplantable human organs. More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, most ...

But a growing body of research suggests patients like Mrs Switzer could be 'inheriting' memories from their donors. In fact, one study published last year found nearly nine in 10 organ ...

A rapid and efficient method developed to create stem-cell-based 3D mini-organs derived from the cells ... Buijsen is in the Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 ...