Medical Breakthrough

In a groundbreaking medical development, a 67-year-old man who made history by becoming the first person to live with a genetically modified pig kidney for an extended period has had the organ removed. Tim Andrews received the pig kidney in a transplant procedure nine months ago, marking a significant milestone...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, a team of Chinese surgeons has successfully performed the world's first pig-to-human liver transplant, marking a significant milestone in the field of xenotransplantation. The pioneering procedure involved transplanting a liver from a genetically modified pig into a human patient suffering from advanced liver cancer and...

In a significant recognition of their groundbreaking work, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their pioneering research on peripheral immune tolerance. The prestigious honor was announced on Monday, highlighting the trio's crucial contributions to our understanding...