The kidney, a critical organ for waste filtration and fluid regulation, is the subject of a groundbreaking molecular mapping project that could reshape our understanding of renal health. Despite ...

CKM diseases represent an interconnected syndrome involving cardiovascular, renal and metabolic dysfunctions, substantially impacting global health 1. Recently, the term ‘CKM syndrome’ was coined to ...

Researchers have uncovered a molecular pathway that appears to block kidney regeneration after injury. The body’s ability to ...

A fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) restored kidney function in a rodent model and promoted renoprotection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by reducing proteinuria and improving endothelial ...

Kidney allotransplantation remains the preferred treatment for end-stage kidney disease, yet donor shortages limit its availability. Xenotransplantation using genetically modified porcine kidneys ...

A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys. In a new paper published in Cell Stem Cell, the scientists describe ...

A research effort led by scientists from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) has led to the development of more mature and complex lab-grown kidney progenitor ...

ENG: Confocal microscopy image of a kidney organoid on day 16 of differentiation. The cells have been labelled different colours using immunofluorescence to identify specific components: LTL (green: ...

The first-in-human fully vascularized bladder graft transplanted with a kidney has reached a promising six-month milestone, ...