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A growing cohort of farmers, scientists and policy advocates are championing perennial grassland agriculture to safeguard the state's natural resources and preserve family farms.

Background: Porcine genome editing has revolutionized xenotransplantation, recently enabling the first pig-to-human heart xenotransplants. However, the xeno-immune response in heart xenografts remains ...

Researchers generated the most comprehensive single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of pig intestines to date, covering wild boars and domestic pigs across four key postnatal developmental stages. The ...

A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives.

Digestive health is something most of us take for granted—until the system begins to send signals that something isn’t quite right. As a gastroenterologist, I often meet patients who ignore these ...

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance, creator of the Healthy Rich newsletter and author of You Don't Need a Budget: Stop Worrying about Debt, Spend without Shame, and Manage Money ...

The bacteria and other microbes that live in your gut are known as your “gut microbiome.” They help you digest food and may support immune, heart, and brain health. However, disruption in your gut ...

Since South Africa implemented the two-pot retirement fund system a year ago, members have withdrawn about R60 billion. In a recent briefing to the National Council of Provinces, National Treasury ...

Christopher Groux is an editor, writer and accessibility advocate. Before joining the Forbes Health team, he covered Accessibility at Reviewed and gaming at Inverse and Newsweek. When he’s not ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Bulging veins on the hands or arms are often a cosmetic rather than medical issue. Treatment can include removing or closing the specific veins to reduce their appearance. Maybe you’re uncomfortable ...