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Surgeons in China have conducted a successful pig-to-human lung transplant which they say demonstrated the feasibility of the procedure – even if substantial further tests are still required. According to scientists at the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the pig lung, which was transplanted into a brain-dead human recipient, “maintained viability and functionality” …

Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant  The New York Times Pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient  Nature For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man  CNN Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time  The Guardian Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time  statnews.com Source link

Surgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine days, researchers have revealed. The work is the latest development in a technique called xenotransplantation that is aimed at solving the organ shortage crisis: according to the World Health Organization, only up to 10% …

Duquesne freshman’s move-in day is significant, 17 years after liver transplant here  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Source link

Israel to carry out world’s first spinal cord transplant | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that the surgery will take place in Israel, marking a historic milestone in regenerative medicine. DTRAX X-ray (photo credit: COURTESY SAMSON ASSUTA ASHDOD MEDICAL CENTER) ByPESACH BENSON/TPS AUGUST 20, 2025 16:23 Updated: AUGUST 20, 2025 16:28 Source link

Chinese scientists have found a way to turn human stem cells into dopamine-producing brain cells, transplanting them into mice and helping reduce depressive behaviour and boost pleasure. When the engineered neuron-like cells were grafted into depression-model mice, they helped lessen symptoms like anxiety and resignation while increasing feelings of enjoyment. The development has the potential to be employed as a …

Imagine a reality where a person who lost the ability to walk due to war, an accident or an injury undergoes surgery and rises to their feet again. A team of Israeli scientists is bringing that dream closer to reality. In 2022, researchers at Tel Aviv University successfully engineered a human spinal cord in a laboratory for the first time. …

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time in humans, these islet cells have been genetically edited so they wouldn’t be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs. Type 1 diabetes usually begins when the immune system mistakenly attacks the islet cells …

A man with type 1 diabetes has become the first patient to produce his own insulin after receiving genetically engineered cell transplants, without needing drugs to prevent rejection. The case, published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, marks a potential breakthrough in the treatment of the disease, which affects 9.5 million people worldwide. Type 1 diabetes occurs …

Couple get married at Allegheny General Hospital as they await a heart transplant  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Source link