Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day become a routine procedure. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical ...

Research by Takebe et al. demonstrated that vascularised liver organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) ...

Unlike acute infections that cause immediate, obvious symptoms, hepatitis C operates as a master of disguise, often remaining undetected for 10 to 30 years while steadily eroding liver health.

Working with the liver “is so difficult,” Wang said. “We all know the function of the liver is so complicated.” Replacing a human organ with a pig’s is complicated, said Dr. Shimul Shah ...

These preliminary findings suggest that gene-modified pig livers can survive and function in humans, potentially serving as a bridge therapy for patients with liver failure, the investigators said.

The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its ...

The humanized liver, researchers said, developed into similar size-adjusted shape and carried out similar cellular functions as a healthy human liver. The cellular functions in the humanized liver ...

In experiments with four deceased bodies, that “bridge” attempt showed the pig liver could support some functions of a human liver for two or three days, said Mike Curtis, CEO of Massachusetts ...

Rerouting a person’s blood through an external pig liver for even a few days could restore function and buy time, says transplant surgeon Abraham Shaked of the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

The liver has remained a challenge to transplant with anything other than another human liver, since the organ performs so many complex functions, Wang said in the briefing.