“You’re on a chemotherapeutic and your oncologist may say that your dosage is X, while a nephrologist is telling you that the proximal tubules in your kidneys can’t handle it. You’re harming them.” ...
The kidney carries out important functions via microscopic functional units called nephrons. Researchers are investigating which factors control the formation and function of specific segments of the ...
More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, and most will wait years. A study published in May 2026 in npj Biomedical Innovations, a peer-reviewed Nature Portfolio journal, offers ...
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract encompass a broad spectrum of developmental defects that may affect nephron number, renal architecture and urinary outflow. Reduced nephron ...