Japanese researchers said they have produced three piglets cloned from a pig that was genetically modified to prevent rejection of its organs in transplants to humans.
Although more organs from those certified as brain-dead are being donated in Japan, there are still not enough to cover the number of patients waiting for transplants.
Japan’s health ministry admitted to a second “undeniable” causal relationship between a COVID-19 vaccination and death after a hitherto healthy teenager was found unresponsive following a third inoculation against the novel coronavirus.
The BQ.1 subvariant of the Omicron strain of the novel coronavirus is catching up to the BA.5 subvariant as the dominant cause of COVID-19 in Japan, health experts said.
A team of researchers at Keio University has taken the first step to conduct the first clinical study on uterus transplants in Japan, which would allow women without a uterus of their own to give birth.