Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that begins with tissue damage and gradually leads to loss of kidney function. The condition, which affects about 10% of the global population, ...

Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a wire, with performance in a pig model beating traditional removal ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center have made a major scientific breakthrough by successfully growing a human kidney organoid in the laboratory. An organoid is a tiny, ...

For the first time, researchers from both Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University have grown human kidney organoids (a synthetic 3D organ culture) from tissue stem cells in the laboratory, ...

The zebrafish has emerged as a premier vertebrate model to study kidney organogenesis and repair. Its simple pronephric structure, comprising two nephrons with conserved segmentation, mirrors ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

Lab grown human synthetic kidney organoids (hSKOs), also known as human kidney progenitor assembloids (hKPAs), showing the formation of radial nephrons connected to a central collecting system. A team ...

Researchers developed tubuloids from adult kidney cells. When exposed to cisplatin, the model replicated key steps in the chronic kidney disease progression, including DNA damage, cellular senescence, ...