A recent study achieved a landmark breakthrough in pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation by studying the immune system's rejection response up close. Dr. Valentin Goutaudier and his team from the ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which the kidney precisely controls calcium excretion. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s ...

If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then current research regulations would dictate it’s owed human-level regard.

To most laymen, mention of anything seriously wrong with the circulation of the blood suggests trouble in the heart or the arteries leading to the brain; rarely do they consider the kidneys. But more ...

A new blood marker, the red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR), shows promise in detecting diabetic kidney ...

A high android-to-gynoid fat ratio increases the likelihood for kidney stones, according to an analysis of US population-based data. Excessive abdominal fat is associated with increased kidney stone ...

The fancy full-body scan that has become the new medical trend amongst celebrities may have saved Dwyane Wade's life. The 43-year-old Basketball Hall of Famer revealed in January that he had surgery ...

At present, around 59 million adults worldwide have diabetes, about 64 million are diagnosed with heart failure, and ...