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Scientists revived the cells of pigs an hour after death, a potential organ transplant breakthroughScientists revitalized cells in the bodies of dead pigs.
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2 pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brain-dead human patientsSurgeons successfully transplanted pig hearts into brain-dead patients, advancing toward the next stage of FDA trials.
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3 kids receive kidney transplants without need for immune-suppressing drugsThree children with a rare genetic disease received kidney transplants without the need for any immune-suppressing drugs.
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1st-of-its-kind heart transplant in infant could prevent organ rejectionThe novel procedure involves transplanting a heart along with thymus tissue from the same donor.
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Man who received 1st pig heart transplant has diedThe exact cause of the man's death is still unclear.
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How did doctors perform surgery before modern anesthesia?The history of anesthesia in surgery was grisly, painful and occasionally very dubious.
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Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.The technique will soon be tested in a clinical trial.
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Surgeons transplant pig's heart into dying human patient in a firstThe heart from a genetically modified pig has been transplanted into a Maryland man in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
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Pig kidney successfully hooked up to human patient in watershed experimentThe experiment was brief, but the results hint at the promise of pig-to-human transplants.
