Among modern cancer therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are among the most successful treatment methods. These ...

Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for ...

This image, produced by a fluorescence microscope, shows a normal renal proximal tubule, the specific nephron segment in the kidney that is impaired in the rare disease infantile cystinosis. The red, ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune ...

aProximate TM is an advanced in vitro model of kidney proximal tubule cells (PTCs) that closely mimics physiological conditions. Derived from fresh human kidney tissue, aProximate TM PTCs are cultured ...

The Indiana University George M. O’Brien Center for Advanced Microscopic Analysis has a unique, highly interactive, integrated and synergistic team of physicians, basic scientists, computer scientists ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 10% of the global population and is expected to become the fifth leading cause of death worldwide within the next two decades. Perhaps surprisingly, ...