A month ago, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Now, a team of researchers from NYU Langone Health reports that Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, has become the second. Her new kidney has just a single genetic modification—an approach that researchers hope…
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health renowned academic medical center lin New York, have performed the world's first combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant on a woman with end-stage kidney disease.
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney. The first, a man transplanted last month in Boston, also is faring well. Pisano was far sicker, suffering a combination of heart and kidney failure. It's the latest in a string of attempts to make...
Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a major public health concern in Central and South America and even the southern United States. However, there aren't many good treatment options available, which means that to stop the spread of the potentially life-threatening disease, it's essential to control the organisms that carry the parasite.
By the time Breanna Van Watteghem turned five years old, her kidneys had already started to fail. It began with the cloudy urine her parents would find in the toilet whenever she forgot to flush. That was followed later by recurring urinary tract infections, then persistent lower back pain beginning at the age of 11. […]
The 2024 London Marathon will be held this Sunday with over 50,000 runners expected to be taking part in the huge event. This is the 44th edition of the iconic race which was won last year by Kelv
Big Finish Productions has announced that a new adventure for the Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Trials of a Time Lord, is now available for pre-order and will release in August. Colin Baker will be reprising his role for the Sixth Doctor in this new adventure and it’s quite a special […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The...
The San Francisco 49ers will no longer be spectators on the opening night of the NFL draft. Here's a look at what the 49ers need and don't need heading into next season.
A Monday finish will take place at the RBC Heritage after the final round was suspended due to darkness Sunday evening at 7:45 p.m. ET. Play resumes at 8 a.m. o
Round 4 of the Corales Puntacana Championship gets underway Sunday from Puntacana Resort & Club’s Corales Golf Course. The Full-Field Additional Event is played
Round 3 of the Corales Puntacana Championship gets underway Saturday from Puntacana Resort & Club’s Corales Golf Course. The Full-Field Additional Event is play