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 ...

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a new study. This innate regenerative response relies on a small population of kidney cells in a region ...

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of ...

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of ...

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, ...

The results of a study headed by Cedars-Sinai investigators have uncovered why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring (fibrosis) that can lead to kidney failure. The team’s research, ...

Kidney damage usually develops quietly. Long before lab reports change, inflammation rises, blood sugar control weakens, acid load increases, and waste products begin to accumulate. By the time ...