An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail—from the whole organ ...
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of fluid-filled cysts gradually develop within the kidneys. As these cysts enlarge and multiply, they damage the surrounding ...
In her first semester of medical school, Ava Dunlap took part in a small-group seminar where students would review real and hypothetical patient cases. One day, the students analyzed the historical ...
The role of circulating kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A biomarker analysis of Tide-A, a phase 2 study of first-line avelumab (ave) plus intermittent ...
The urinary system helps maintain the volume and chemical composition of fluids in the body. One of the main organs in the system are the kidneys, which filter waste products out of the body through ...
Medtronic and Recor Medical may have some fresh resolutions for the new year after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved reimbursements for the two companies’ respective ...
Truth is stranger than fiction. The new three-episode Peacock docuseries “Anatomy of Lies” (now streaming) covers the unbelievable story of former “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch, who wove a ...
Kidney disease is the eighth-leading cause of death in the United States. Since 1998, more than 100,000 Americans have died while on a kidney waiting list. And by 2030, more than 1 million people are ...
Studies have found that blood flow to the renal medulla is an important determinant of pressure-natriuresis and the long-term regulation of arterial pressure. First, a brief review of methods ...
Renal medullary carcinoma, or RMC, is a rare yet aggressive type of kidney cancer. It usually affects young people -- mostly those who have sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait and have African ...
The following is a summary of “Hyperechoic spots in the renal medulla as a potential indicator of early gouty nephropathy,” published in the August 2024 issue of Nephrology by Zhang et al. Hyperechoic ...