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Glomerulus, the fundamental filtering unit of the kidney, is an intricate network of capillaries—small blood vessels that regulate the movement of ions, water, and metabolites while maintaining impermeability to essential ...
Jun 21, 2024
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In a study published in Cell Stem Cell, USC scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense ...
Apr 30, 2024
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No therapies currently exist that can halt the progression of chronic kidney disease in children or restore the ability of kidney cells to filter blood. Recently, researchers at the GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Scientists have examined the gene expression patterns of single cells from 5 human fetal kidneys to create the most complete atlas of the fetal kidney to date. The research will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 November ...
Nov 3, 2023
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A potential treatment for the world's leading cause of kidney failure in children needing dialysis has been discovered by an international team of scientists. The University of Bristol-led breakthrough has been published ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, is reporting the first use of the powerful imaging mass cytometry (IMC) to examine the kidneys of patients with lupus (systemic ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.
Aug 10, 2023
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A new research paper titled "Inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging podocytes improves their life- and health-span" has been published in Aging.
Aug 8, 2023
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Every year, more people die of kidney disease than breast cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 37 million people in the United States—15% of U.S. adults—have some form of chronic kidney disease.
May 18, 2023
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Maternal health may play an important role in helping prevent kidney disease, according to a Monash University study that found the risk of developing the disease in adult life is partially determined at birth.
Oct 13, 2022
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