Mitochondria transplantation shows promise in treating heart, brain, and organ damage, sparking new research and potential ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die ...

A multisite research team has issued ethical and policy recommendations for first-in-human clinical trials involving the transplantation of pig kidneys into humans. The first trial has been approved ...

The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday it has launched “a major initiative” to overhaul the nation’s organ ...

"This research lays the groundwork for safer and more effective pig-to-human transplants in the near future." Surgeons performing a transplant operation© Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Moment via Getty ...

Surgeons at Tampa General Hospital successfully performed the world’s first known bloodless heart and liver transplant on May 31. Doctors said the nine-hour operation was possible through close ...

Favorite moment on the job? "If I had to pick one, it was when a patient’s daughter told me I helped her mom pass away in peace and that was ...