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 promise for ...

CD44 is observed in ureteric bud structures and is implicated in branching morphogenesis during early mouse renal development. Healthy adult kidney demonstrates minimal CD44, but CD44 is up-regulated ...

Dutch researchers have engineered 3D cellular constructs called organoids for kidney research using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The organoids were ...

“You’re on a chemotherapeutic and your oncologist may say that your dosage is X, while a nephrologist is telling you that the proximal tubules in your kidneys can’t handle it. You’re harming them.” ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Delaying surgery for small renal masses in favor of a period of surveillance did not adversely affect feasibility or outcomes of subsequent nephron-sparing interventions, a large ...

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 ...