How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a large team of ...

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 ...

Managing mental and emotional health is a key part of managing chronic kidney disease.

Gene-edited pig kidneys function well after human patient transplant By Michael Irving August 16, 2023 In a new study, scientists have successfully transplanted genetically-modified pig kidneys into a ...

A pair of genetically modified pig kidneys filtered blood and produced urine for 7 days after being transplanted into a brain-dead patient ― marking another important step toward opening up a new ...

Artificial, lab-grown organs are one of the holy grails of medicine, and we are one step closer to making it happen with ...