An expert told Newsweek it is possible for guinea pigs to "react to the death of a group member, possibly search for him and suffer from being alone." ...

Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama.

A family are ‘distraught’ after two guinea pigs bought at Pets at Home died within a week ‘with Strep symptoms’. Sam Mesher ...

American/English guinea pigs are known for their laid-back ... While their lack of hair is adorable, it also affects the care these guinea pigs require. Skinny pigs must be kept indoors because their ...

Tim Andrews being discharged from hospital following the procedure to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant. Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital. A 66-year-old man has become the ...

If you’re seriously considering adopting one (or two) of these four-pawed creatures, it’s worth checking out our tips for taking care of guinea pigs. Or, for more reasons to get a guinea pig ...

I am like the guinea pig in the house. During Covid, I gained so much weight because she would just go in the kitchen mix all the ingredients, and put it in my mouth. She loves food and also ...

United Therapeutics and eGenesis will test genetically modified pig organs on kidney patients Experts say the the trials are promising but raise safety and ethical concerns TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 ...

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure ...

The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As part of the trial, which will ...

Two US biotech companies say the Food and Drug Administration has cleared them to conduct clinical trials of their gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants. United Therapeutics along with ...

Looney has been living for 10 weeks with a kidney from a pig instead of her own ... She has been happy with her medical care, especially her two favorite nurses, Taylor and Jackie.