A research group including Kumamoto University has discovered a method to create mature kidney organoids (mini-organs) from ...

The human kidney filters about a cup of blood every minute, removing waste, excess fluid, and toxins from it, while also regulating blood pressure, balancing important electrolytes, activating Vitamin ...

Newswise — Collecting ducts in the kidney control the balance of water and electrolytes, as well as pH of the urine to maintain body homeostasis. Shi et al.1 recently reported in Nature Biotechnology ...

A phase I/II study of sitravatinib (MGCD-516) plus nivolumab in patients (pts) with metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) that progressed on prior VEGF-targeted therapy. Background: ...

Team led by experts at Cincinnati Children's overcomes an obstacle that has limited the potential value of lab-grown mini-kidneys CINCINNATI, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Each human kidney has about 1 ...

When we drink little, we produce less urine. But how is this process regulated? An international team of scientists led by Prof. Kai Schmidt-Ott of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) ...

Plasma exosome microRNA-155 expression in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: A potential biomarker of response to systemic therapy. This is an ...