After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney organ transplants: being able to ...

It is notoriously difficult for transplant patients around the world to secure life-saving donor organs, thanks to limited supply, long waitlists, and complex qualification criteria. While some ...

Chinese and Canadian scientists report organ with blood type A converted to universal type O in donor-centric approach ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

The breakthrough was made possible with the help of specialized enzymes designed to address blood-type incompatibility in transplants.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here.

Scientists call some of these organs and body parts “leftovers” from evolution. You don't need some body parts to survive [YouTube] We’ve all got organs that work tirelessly to keep us alive, and ...

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

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud ...