Researchers have developed a new method for treating and preventing acute kidney injury. Their technique involves the use of tiny, self-assembling forms measuring just billionths of a meter in ...

Schematic representation of the use of DNA origami nanostructures (DONs) to treat acute kidney failure. The triangular, rectangular or tubular nanostructures are injected in mice to target the kidney ...

Researchers have uncovered how a SOX9 switch determines the successful regeneration of kidney cells. When kidney tissues are damaged there are two outcomes. Either the damage is temporary – whereby ...

During development in the womb, immune cells called macrophages go to the kidneys, and they remain there for life. Understanding the possible healing role for these macrophages after kidney damage may ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - During development in the womb, immune cells called macrophages go to the kidneys, and they remain there for life. Understanding the possible healing role for these macrophages ...

Each year, there are some 13.3 million new cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious affliction. Formerly known as acute renal failure, the ailment produces a rapid buildup of nitrogenous wastes ...

AKI is responsible for 1.7 million deaths annually. Protecting healthy kidneys from harm and treating those already injured remains a significant challenge for modern medicine. In new research ...