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 ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

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.

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. The first ...

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

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental ...