Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Veloxis), a global specialty pharmaceutical company part of Asahi Kasei Corporation, announced today that pegrizeprument (also known as VEL-101), a novel investigational ...

If an organ in your body (such as the heart, kidneys, or liver) is not working well enough because of an illness or injury, you may need an organ transplant. An organ transplant involves surgically ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

Oncocyte progresses towards FDA authorization for its transplant rejection monitoring test, with top U.S. centers participating in the trial. Oncocyte Corp. has made significant progress in preparing ...

When a transplanted organ arrives, it’s like a controlled burn that risks becoming a wildfire. The body’s innate immune system senses damage signals, like heat shock proteins (HSP70), and sounds the ...

Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in xenotransplantation, in which an animal kidney is ...

Scientists have successfully stopped a pig kidney from being rejected by its human recipient. The organ survived for 61 days in the recipient, a 57-year-old brain-dead man in the United States, the ...

Transplantation of organs or tissues between genetically nonidentical individuals of the same species (and different species) is plagued by rejection and its associated problems. "Foreignness" is ...

Across the United States, the brutal math of organ failure has barely budged for decades: demand keeps rising while supply ...

Learn about organ transplants, their longevity, hidden costs, and how location can affect outcomes. Understand the complex ...

Organ transplantation of genetically modified animals to humans is currently not safe. This was announced on January 19 by ...