Fit and healthy Kiwis dying unexpectedly from mysterious adult condition

Fit and healthy Kiwis dying unexpectedly from mysterious adult condition

Piyata Touvre, 30, of Hokitika was found dead at a tanning salon in Swansea on May 28. photo / supplied Every year, otherwise healthy New Zealanders die without warning. The research hopes the new funding will prevent more deaths, writes health reporter Emma Russell. Efan Jones remembers saying goodbye to his 30-year-old wife and saying … Read more

Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Researchers successfully transplant genetically modified pig hearts into two recently deceased people connected to the ventilator, the New York University team announced today. The surgery is the latest step in the field of animal-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, which has seen a flurry of successes so far this year – raising hopes for a new, steady … Read more