UCSF researchers have designed a model filtration system that could offer a new approach to treating patients suffering from end-stage renal disease, potentially removing the need for a clinic-based ...

The contents of our daily fluid intake can significantly affect kidney health, even if we don't immediately feel the ...

A team of scientists now reports an approach that enables the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into mature podocytes with more than 90 percent efficiency. Linking the ...

In a new study, researchers have discovered a connection between inflammation in the areas of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA).