New Findings Suggest a Potential Treatment for Fibrosis
According to a study published in Cell Death & Disease, scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered two enzymes that play a role in…
According to a study published in Cell Death & Disease, scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered two enzymes that play a role 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…
Researchers have discovered that certain cancer cells express genes that are responsible for blood clotting, which could potentially be targeted with anticoagulants in cancer treatment….
New research findings reveal that a serious condition that can cause the kidneys to suddenly stop working could be treated with existing medicines. Scientists found…
A Key Step Forward One in nine adults worldwide has some kind of kidney disease, and kidney failure is becoming more common everywhere. Growing functional…
Researchers investigate the treatment of polycystic kidney disease using low-carb/low-sugar diets. A team of researchers led by UC Santa Barbara scientist Thomas Weimbs released the…
A novel treatment for a rare kind of kidney cancer has been uncovered. There are currently no proven treatments for metastatic or irresectable chromophobe renal cell carcinoma…
Diets Higher in Calcium and Potassium May Help Prevent Recurrent Symptomatic Kidney Stones Not only can kidney stones cause excruciating pain, but they also are…
Research has linked coffee drinking to a lower risk of acute renal damage. If you needed more justification to start your day with a cup…
The research could be used to develop more targeted kidney cancer drugs. Researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have discovered a connection between reduced mitochondrial content…
Scientists have solved a medical mystery in a rare, poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumors in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)….
Scientists have identified a new liver and kidney disease In a groundbreaking finding, researchers have identified a new disease that may provide hope to people…
Commonly prescribed hypertension medications may be harmful in combination with ibuprofen. People with high blood pressure are often treated with a combination of diuretics (sometimes…
A research team based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells….
People with type 1 diabetes should be screened regularly for obesity and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal…
UAB announces first clinical-grade transplant of gene-edited pig kidneys into brain-dead human. The study was designed and conducted to meet standards directly comparable to those…
Using South Carolina as a model, CHOP researchers found that an increase in kidney stones will cost the state healthcare system between $57 million and…
Results may help improve vaccination strategies in vulnerable patients. Individuals with kidney failure who were on dialysis had an incomplete and delayed antibody response and…