A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ, ...

Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science. The study led by Professors Sue Kimber and Adrian Woolf ...

Kidney disease rarely announces itself. No sharp pain. No dramatic warning. It just sits there, quietly doing damage, until ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Towana Looney is brought into the operating room for her xenotransplant surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City on November ...

Weak kidneys, a precursor to kidney failure, present a serious health concern. When kidneys fail to function properly, waste products and fluids build up in the body leading to potentially ...