In the lab, it's easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units—nephrons—that make up a human kidney. But new ...

While acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious condition that carries the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), its short- and long-term effects are not well characterized in ...

Less than 20% of patients with laboratory evidence of kidney disease are referred for specialty care but most patients who are not referred have low predicted two-year risk of kidney failure Kidney ...

A team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Zhongwei Li, PhD, has produced some of the most complex and mature lab-grown kidney models to date. Supported by a three-year grant from the California Institute ...

A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys. In a new paper published in Cell Stem Cell, the scientists describe ...

In a world first, researchers from Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University have successfully grown human kidney organoids – a synthetic 3D organ culture – using kidney tissue stem cells. The ...

Today, health plans are shifting dollars to more value-based contracts along with investments in population health management. Digitizing lab results across all care settings and unlocking the ...

In a medical first for Israel—and one of the most promising developments in regenerative medicine—scientists at Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University have successfully grown a miniature human ...

New kidney disease lab test formula reclassifies 14-28% of Black patients into more severe disease stage Removing a race modifier from a standard kidney disease diagnosis formula could reduce ...