May 17, 2021 — Researchers have found out how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing kidney damage. The work in fruit flies opens up a new ...

New research by the University of Bristol has found that the microscopic structure of human kidney is different to what was previously known. The kidney is a key organ balancing blood and body ...

Previous studies into this microscopic structure have avoided using the physiological pressures of blood in preparing the kidney. Much like pumping up a tyre, without the correct pressure, the tiny ...

Researchers identify key ... "cell atlas," a set of maps used to classify and locate different cell types and structures within the kidney. ... and then using a laser to cut out microscopic ...

A highly efficient method has been developed for making kidney structures from stem cells that are derived from skin taken from patients. The kidney structures formed could be used to study ...

Diabetic kidney disease, a complication of diabetes, is considered the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure worldwide. It is associated with changes in the structure and ...

In a new study in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the USC laboratory of Andy McMahon generated simple kidney-like structures called organoids and used them to identify potential drugs to treat ...

Diabetic kidney disease – a complication of diabetes – is considered the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure worldwide. It is associated with changes in the structure ...

On multivariable analysis, men with microscopic hematuria that regressed, developed, or persisted over 2 visits had a significant 2.8-, 4.4-, and 8.3-fold increased risk for CKD, respectively ...

Medical researchers are poised to map the entire process of kidney stone formation for the first time, thanks to insights from an unlikely source: geology. Combining this framework with a suite of ...

The kidney achieves these important functions through many microscopic functional units, called nephrons. These nephrons consist of different segments with distinct functions.