A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function. While 'renal' stems from L ...

Background: Among patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), proteinuria and kidney function decline may be ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...

Chronic kidney disease develops silently. Kidneys filter waste, but when they weaken, toxins build up. This impacts the heart ...

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...

Researchers have made a major medical breakthrough after they created human kidney organoids and transplanted them into pigs.

A research team has developed pioneering technology that enables human kidney organoids to be produced on a scalable basis. These organoids can then be combined with pig kidneys outside the body and ...

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Au Wan Rong needs a kidney transplant, and the 16-year-old is still awaiting a donor. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...