The world is experiencing a hidden epidemic with kidney disease. More than 850 million people worldwide have some form of ...

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. These organoids could lead the way to better ...

MDI Bio Lab scientists discovered how zebrafish solve a basic challenge in regenerative biology—insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.

IgA nephropathy, an immune assault on the kidneys, is often missed. New treatments mean that spotting it sooner might save lives ...

Long-term lithium therapy remains the most effective maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder, yet it poses a significant risk of progressive renal impairment in a subset of patients. Early ...

Scientists at MDI Biological Laboratory have uncovered how zebrafish regenerate functional kidney units, a discovery that could pave the way for future advances in human organ repair, according to a ...

Four distinct factors—malnutrition, inflammation, acidosis, and hyperkalemia—were recently assessed in more than 1500 patients with community-acquired AKI. Among these patients with mild-to-moderate ...

Researchers have created a complex kidney tissue solely from mouse embryonic stem cells. These organoids could lead the way to better kidney research and, eventually, artificial kidneys for human ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney - at least for a rat - that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings ...

India has about 138 million people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is the second-highest number in the world ...