Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in ...

At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed ...

In two studies published Thursday, researchers discovered why transplanted pig organs were being rejected from human patients and how to reverse it.

In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...

The successful treatment in a brain-dead man could be used in living people, to prevent the immune system attacking donor organs.

A detailed, two-month analysis of a transplanted pig kidney revealed specific antibody and T cell attacks – and showed they ...

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), as well as other international research ...

Mary Roach's new book Replaceable You explores what we do when bits of our bodies break down or need switching out. It makes ...