…kidney and heart health in humans. Credit: Shutterstock A fast-aging fish revealed how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug slows the damage. A new study published in Kidney International…
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…of Kidney Stones Kidney stone disease is a painful condition caused by hard deposits of minerals that develop in concentrated urine and cause pain when passing through the urinary tract….
…whether kidney disease itself directly harms the heart. Toxic Kidney Signals Identified Until now, researchers had not identified a kidney-specific factor that could explain how kidney disease damages the heart….
…by multiple, fluid-filled cysts that can lead to decreased kidney function and kidney failure. They found that their methodology could produce kidney structures from patient-derived iPSCs. Because of the many…
…found a link between depressive symptoms and rapid kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). To look for a potential link in adults with normal kidney function…
…kidney failure has huge implications for other family members, especially if they are wishing to donate a kidney to the patient.” The work, co-funded by Kidney Research UK and the…
…some kind of kidney disease, and kidney failure is becoming more common everywhere. Growing functional kidney tissue in a lab could accelerate kidney disease treatments and restore kidney function. In…
…Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered biomarkers that can predict the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in patients who have been hospitalized for acute kidney injury. A recent study…
…injury or disease, kidney cells do have limited repair capabilities, and stem cells in the kidney can form new kidney cells, but only up to a point, said Dr. Jie…
A groundbreaking discovery by Canadian researchers has identified a microRNA capable of protecting delicate kidney blood vessels after injury, opening new possibilities for early diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney…
A large new study suggests that normal kidney test results do not always mean a person is in the clear. Credit: Shutterstock A kidney test result that appears perfectly normal…
…glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a key measure of kidney function, or progression to end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant. “DCCBs are widely used as second-line blood pressure…
…of treatment for kidney disease. The Medical Research Council and Kidney Research UK funded project is published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. Kidney glomeruli – constituent microscopic parts of…
…while deficiency led to cell death. The virus that causes COVID-19 can infect and replicate in human kidney cells, but this does not typically lead to cell death. Kidney cells…
…genetically engineered nonhuman kidney to a human at NYU Langone Health. Credit: Joe Carrotta / NYU Langone Health The surgical team at NYU Langone Health examines the porcine kidney for…
…pressure prevented much of the long-term damage to the kidney and cardiovascular system caused by acute kidney injury (AKI). The study, which was conducted in mice, was published on December…
An international study has confirmed that semaglutide, a diabetes drug, effectively treats chronic kidney disease and improves overall health. A new study revealed that semaglutide reduces kidney damage markers in…
…University (Japan) has created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells. These organoids could lead the way to better kidney research and,…