In medical disciplines such as surgery, it is crucial for practitioners to have hands-on experience with procedures before performing them in a clinical setting. This
Regular readers of our blog have probably picked up on a pattern: story after story about how porcine have helped lead to breakthroughs that can
Super-dosing of phytase in young pigs has been shown to improve their iron levels, according to a study conducted by AB Vista. Newborn piglets typically
Pig models have been instrumental in advances in pediatric nutrition. It’s yet another example of how the biological similarities between swine and people have helped in
In recent years, researchers have paved the way to fight against Parkinson’s disease using a unique approach—pig islet cells. This novel tactic involves transplanting pig choroid
Porcine tissues are contributing to research studies that focus on restorative therapies to replace lost or diseased human tissues. While the amount of suitable human
For decades, porcine tissue has been a valuable asset for biomedical research, given that pigs share many anatomical and physiological similarities with humans. One crucial
Porcine tissues, organs, and organ blocks are playing an important part in the understanding of role of the extracellular matrix (or ECM) scaffold of the
Pedicle screw systems have been the standard method of treatment of spinal diseases. However, these screws can loosen over time after placement during surgery, which
If there’s one thread that runs through all our blog posts, it’s the physiological similarity between pigs and humans, a fact that makes porcine tissues
Wireless capsule endoscopy has been very helpful in making advances in the world of endoscopy, but this work has always been limited to superficial tissue.
Porcine models have proved invaluable in advancing acute lung injury research, particularly in establishing the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in reducing the
