A new consortium to accelerate the discovery of novel drugs to treat kidney diseases was announced Monday 6 November. The NEPLEX (nephron on a chip with cellular and extracellular matrix complexity) ...

Scientists identify a possible therapeutic target to extend kidney development in preterm babies that would reduce the risk of kidney failure later in life. Study identifies possible therapeutic ...

Figure 1: The differentiation protocols for deriving kidney organoids from hPSCs. Researchers can choose 2D or 3D kidney organoid generation, based on their study goals. Generation of kidney organoids ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health threat, affecting over 10% of the world population, including an estimated 37 million Americans. Importantly, glomerular diseases account for 70% of all ...

Researchers from the University of Arkansas (AR, USA) have created a synthetic nephron using activated wafer electrodeionization (AWEDI) technology that can simulate the blood filtering and ion ...

This world kidney day theme was to observe kidney ailments in children in India. ICMR is conducting a study in different cities to know the percentage of children suffering from kidney diseases. Also ...