Medical research
Scientists create functioning kidney tissue
Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.
Feb 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
iGeorge syndrome kidney problems may be caused by missing gene
Loss of function of the CRKL gene causes kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome, a multinational team of scientists led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) has found.
Jan 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination of new drug, CB-839, with everolimus stops advanced kidney tumors growing
Munich, Germany: The first drug to target a key enzyme that cancer cells need to keep them alive has shown that it is effective in controlling disease in patients with advanced kidney cancer when it is used in combination ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Medical research
Expansion of kidney progenitor cells toward regenerative medicine
Research into kidney regeneration, an organ that has been extremely difficult to regenerate, has taken a great stride forward with research coming out of a collaboration between Kumamoto University, Japan and the National ...
Jun 6, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers discover a key difference between mouse and human kidney cells
The best laid plans of mice and men are a bit different—at least when it comes to kidney development. Compared to a mouse, a human has nearly 100 times more nephrons, the functional units of the kidneys. Humans may owe ...
Mar 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell-derived kidneys connect to blood vessels when transplanted into mice
Various research groups are collecting different types of cells and turning them into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that can then generate diverse types of cells and tissues in the body. Now investigators have transplanted ...
Nov 19, 2015
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Medical research
Investigators create complex kidney structures from human stem cells derived from adults
Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have established a highly efficient method for making kidney structures from stem cells that are derived from skin taken from ...
Oct 16, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney function considerations are critical when assessing drugs in clinical trials
Kidney function can affect the potency and metabolism of drugs that are eliminated by the kidneys or other pathways, but little information is available on how to interpret the effects of kidney function on the benefits and ...
Feb 3, 2015
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Genetics
Understanding a molecular motor responsible for human development
Another mystery of the human body has been solved by scientists who have identified how a molecular motor essential for human development works. They have also pinpointed why mutations in genes linked to this motor can lead ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Genetics
Gene linked to pediatric kidney cancer suggests new strategies for kidney regeneration
Nearly one-third of cases of Wilms tumor, a pediatric cancer of the kidney, are linked to a gene called Lin28, according to research from Boston Children's Hospital. Mice engineered to express Lin28 in their kidneys developed ...
Apr 13, 2014
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