Kidney stones are solid deposits of minerals that can form in the kidneys, also known as renal calculi. They can be made up of various types of crystals, with the most abundant crystal determining the ...

(Nanowerk News) Kumamoto University researchers have created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells ("Generation of the organotypic kidney structure ...

A research team based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells. These organoids could lead the way to better ...

Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that ...

A sweeping new report assessing chronic kidney disease in the United States offers startling statistics about a condition that affects almost 14 percent of the U.S. population and costs billions in ...

The results may one day assist in alleviating the transplant organ shortage by providing patients with refurbished kidneys. If bioengineering can make use of kidney scaffolds that come from animals or ...