Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have shown that an orally administered small molecule, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found 54% of studies had risk for bias due to inadequate population selection. Moreover, 30% of ...

A team developed a human iPS cell-derived kidney organoid-based proximal tubule-on-chip -- OPTECs-on-Chip -- that mimics in vivo renal physiology more closely than ever before. This model exhibits ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that begins with tissue damage and gradually leads to loss of kidney function. The condition, which affects about 10% of the global population, ...

A unique collaboration at the Buck Institute shows that an orally administered small molecule, N-propargylglycine (N-PPG), can completely prevent the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, ...

Research has shown that a kidney transplant improves survival rates and quality of life for the hundreds of thousands of Americans with end-stage renal disease compared to remaining on dialysis.

kidneys High-risk patients need to be seen sooner and more frequently in a nephrology clinic. A model based on select clinical variables may identify hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury ...