Scientists report that they have learned how certain combinations of rearranged genes can promote the progression of a rare ...

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Goal: To alleviate bladder leakage by strengthening the pelvic floor and bladder through improved kidney function, while also ...

Each human kidney has about 1 to 2 million filtering units called nephrons that help purify our blood and remove waste ...

The growing presence of microplastics in our food and water supply has raised serious concerns about their effects on human ...

A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a method to predict early-stage kidney damage ...

Dimerix and its kidney drug is on track but with results of its phase III trial not due for years, a few more twists and turns are likely.

A leader in genetics and cell biology, Susan K. Dutcher, of WashU Medicine has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Photo: WashU ...

How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function -- defective cell components are marked, disposed ...