Medics have transplanted a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure. The man’s own liver had irreversible scarring ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...

Our liver has admirable regenerative properties. But it takes a beating every day. Eventually, its tissues scar, and if the organ fails, a liver transplant is the only solution. Donor livers are hard ...

In a new study, researchers demonstrate successful transplantation of fetal rat liver cells to an injured adult rat liver. The work is an important step toward using transplanted cells to treat liver ...

Liver transplants often save the lives of seriously ill patients. However, there remains a risk that the body will reject the new organ. Doctors distinguish between acute and chronic rejection. While ...

Each year, thousands of patients in the United States wait for a liver transplant, while transplant teams must make rapid, ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be useful ...

A multidisciplinary team from China performed the world’s first successful genetically modified pig auxiliary liver xenotransplant in a living human. The liver was able to function and support the ...

Ross Marsh's daughter was only 2-days old when he knew something was wrong. His baby girl, Mackenzie, had turned yellow with jaundice. When the jaundice didn't clear up, Mackenzie was referred to the ...

Biomedical engineer Sangeeta Bhatia reflects on her journey in pioneering liver research, developing advanced diagnostics, ...