Child’s kidney cancer has millions of genetic changes, opening the door to possible treatments
Histology characteristic of a newborn Wilms tumor driven by a Foxr2 mutation. Credit: Ronald de Krijger / Princess Máxima Center ...
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Protective gene proved to preserve mitochondria during the progression of kidney disease
Credit: Public Pixabay / CC0 domain Research by the children's hospital for Fudan University in China has revealed that a ...
Researchers identify signaling mechanism that damages cells in diabetic kidney disease
Upregulation of FXII correlates with impaired renal function in human DKD. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52214-8 Diabetic kidney disease, ...
Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could stop diabetic kidney disease, study suggests
Immunofluorescence image of the proximal tubule (in green), surrounding the glomeruli of the kidney with activated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 1 ...
Stem cell studies detail how progenitor cells self-renew, differentiate, and aggregate into early kidney structures
Mouse kidney nephron progenitor cells (purple) forming the tubules of the developing nephron (yellow) of the kidney's filtering units, the ...
New study shows cells are involved in unhealthy relationships after acute kidney injury in mice
After acute kidney injury, damaged cells interact in disease-promoting microenvironments, a process that can lead to chronic kidney disease. Credit: ...
Diet-free induced pluripotent stem cells show promise for chronic kidney disease therapies in cats
Sterilization of cats and other pets, such as by removal of the uterus, is a common procedure, with the donated ...
Scientists Discover Kidney Cancers Rely on Mitochondrial Metabolism to Metastasize
Glucose metabolism varies across kidney cancer subtypes. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07812-3 Unlike how tumors function while they are still ...
Awake kidney transplant: patient watches his own operation
A 28-year-old Chicago patient in need of a kidney transplant was able to watch his surgery live as part of ...
he was examined for back pain, and he discovered a third kidney!
During an examination, doctors discovered a 3e kidney in a 38-year-old Brazilian man. An extremely rare case, reported less than ...
