The road toward xenotransplantation, and particularly kidney xenotransplantation, has been rocky, but a new study from Nature Communications shows real promise: consistent transplants of swine kidneys into baboons, with positive long-term survival rates, and using only conventional anti-rejection strategies.
In March of 2024, a new milestone in organ transplantation was achieved: 62-year-old Richard Slayman, who had been suffering acute liver failure and living on dialysis for over a decade, became the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant. Shortly after that, in April, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano became the second recipient of a porcine kidney.
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
In a breakthrough years in the making, 57-year-old Dave Bennett has become the first human recipient of an organ from a genetically edited porcine donor.
Can pigs’ brains teach us about human neurology and childhood development? Absolutely. Research shows, over and over, that porcine biology is surprisingly similar to humans,
Stents have long been a part of the lives of people. It is critical to keep clots and emboli in check to maintain the vascular
This research published in the Journal of Anatomy was done to compare domestic pig and human cruciate ligaments (namely the ACL and PCL) in their form
Porcine are playing an important role in the global fight against COVID-19, with live animal models helping to both create a vaccine and address the
Xenotransplantation, a groundbreaking field in biomedical research, holds immense promise for addressing the critical shortage of organs available for transplantation. Recent advancements, such as the
Medical researchers have long recognized the efficacy of using pig models to understand illnesses in humans better. But a new study out of the University
Researchers at Yale University have used an artificial blood replacement to restore activity to pig brains hours after their death.
For people with end-stage heart failure, getting heart transplants can be the difference between life and death when all other treatments have failed. Yet finding
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