If the kidney is not working properly, it cannot remove extra sodium and fluid from the body. Accumulation of these two elements in the body causes swelling in the feet, ankles or under the eyes. How ...

Surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients.

Healthy kidneys are essential for detoxification, blood pressure regulation, and electrolyte balance. Adequate hydration and ...

Photography: Steve Wood For the first time in a human, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day study — all while using ...

A New Hampshire man who lived with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days is resuming dialysis, doctors said Monday. Tim Andrews, 67, had the organ removed on Oct. 23 because of its declining ...

Not all human foods are good for dogs; some of them can shut down a dog’s kidneys fast or set off a chain reaction that ends there. Most of us direct our attention to grapes, but several other ...

Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants — with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be useful ...

In a new study published in Kidney International, researchers report that drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors prevented ...

Allowing payments to organ donors would undoubtedly save lives. So what are the psychological – and political – impediments?