The surprising role of a typically underestimated organ could change our approach to brain injuries following cardiac arrest.

This study could change the way scientists approach brain damage and the science of resuscitation, by calling into question ...

The death of Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, was caused by an ...

Doctors say that Richard Slayman's body did not reject a pig kidney modified to become more compatible with human biology.

Scientists in China have managed to revive brain activity in pigs nearly an hour after circulation ceased, thanks to the surprising involvement of the liver. If translatable to humans, this ...

Richard Slayman lived for less than two months after he received a genetically engineered pig kidney after living with Type 2 ...

Scientists have revived activity in the brains of pigs up to nearly an hour after circulation had ceased. In some cases, ...

After that, he and his team will start an attempt to apply it to humans. The idea is to take all the cells from a pig liver and replace them with human cells, essentially creating a human liver, Ross ...

Now, a new study suggests that an unlikely hero — the liver — may protect the brain from severe damage after cardiac arrest. Researchers in China have managed to revive brain activity in pigs ...

One group also had a healthy pig’s liver incorporated into the life support system in a technique known as normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). This machine keeps organs at a normal temperature ...

When visiting Vietnam to explore its culture and cuisine, travelers can't miss out on traditional Pho dishes like chicken or ...