New study explores how exposure to mix of toxic metals impacts developing kidneys
Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population. But could the groundwork for this ...
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Researchers use optical imaging technology to evaluate transplant viability of donor kidneys
Each year more than 8,000 people die while waiting to receive a kidney transplant, many of whom have spent four ...
Key step toward growing human kidneys in the laboratory
Kidney disease affects one in nine adults globally and the incidence of kidney failure is steadily rising around the world. ...
Transplant candidates’ thoughts about tradeoffs of shorter wait time for lower quality kidneys
Highlight In a choice-based study of patients who were waiting for or had received a kidney transplant, the average respondent ...
Combining certain meds with ibuprofen can permanently injure kidneys
Anyone who is taking a diuretic and a renin-angiotensin system (RSA) inhibitor for high blood pressure should be cautious about ...
Urine trouble now! When your kidneys tell on your heart
Osaka, Japan - “The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone,” goes the schoolyard song, highlighting the ways in which ...
Computational models reveal effects of pregnancy on kidneys
Researchers are using computer simulations to better understand the impacts pregnancy can have on kidneys. The new research will help ...
Scientists transplant two pig kidneys into human recipient
In a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation, researchers report that they successfully transplanted two kidneys from a ...
UAB announces first clinical-grade transplant of gene-edited pig kidneys into brain-dead human
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Jan. 20, 2022) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today ...
Successful transplants using damaged kidneys on the rise, but organ donors still wasted
A new analysis of national kidney transplant and organ discard data concludes that too many deceased donor organs with acute ...
New analysis approach could increase the number of usable donor kidneys
WASHINGTON — A new way to evaluate the quality of kidneys before transplantation could one day help increase the number ...