"Heart failure and kidney failure often go hand in hand," he told Newsweek, adding that the kidneys control the way the body handles salt and water. If they are not getting rid of these substances ...

Groundbreaking research exposes how diabetes damages kidneys, offering hope through early detection and innovative prevention ...

eGenesis isn’t the only company developing pig organs for human transplant. In February, the FDA approved the first large ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

Kidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thus, there is a ...

She waited and hoped for a human donor kidney that would be a good match ... The pig organ is so healthy, she said, that if she had waited to be sicker than she was ‒ if she had been as sick ...

The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...

It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth ...