Human skin cells have been reprogrammed into heart valve cells and then used to successfully transplant a pig heart valve into a rodent, led by the research of a Northeastern University professor.

Richard Slayman, the first successful recipient of a pig-to-human kidney transplant, died in May from heart complications unrelated to the procedure, according to Massachusetts General Hospital.

BrightHeart’s AI technology automates vital aspects of fetal heart assessments, improving the detection of morphological abnormalities indicative of CHDs while reducing the workload on ...

She described him as "arrogant" and "a pig," recalling a specific incident where he lashed out at her for suggesting a filming location. Cher opens up about her romance with Val Kilmer The 78-year ...

Pig-to-human organ transplants may one day offer a solution to this critical shortage. Doctors knew of Slayman’s heart condition before the transplant but considered him to be in good-enough ...

In 2022, for instance, David Bennett—the world’s first living person to have received a genetically modified pig heart—died two months after his transplant. Unlike Slayman, the transplanted ...

Ears can vary, so what's considered normal anatomy of the inner or outer ear in one person may be different for another. For example, 19% to 54% of people have an attached earlobe, which is a genetic ...

Chest pain is one of those symptoms that immediately makes you think the worst: that maybe you’re having a heart attack. But there are a lot of reasons you may feel discomfort, pressure ...