Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically ...

An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed and is back on dialysis.

Thousands of patients on the list die each year, and thousands more come off the list because their health has worsened to ...

The results suggest that kidney pumping may be an effective strategy to mitigate the risk of graft failure. Kidney pumping of both mate kidneys with a cold ischemia time greater than 12 hours “should ...

A nephrologist argues that advancing kidney care in the US requires tailored guidelines addressing ethnic diversity & ...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

Understanding and categorizing the various types of tubulointerstitial responses in acute kidney injury (AKI) may lead to the development of new treatments for the condition, according to Yale School ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney disease progression. A repurposed ...