In the lab, it's easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units—nephrons—that make up a human kidney. But new ...

For many people with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition in which immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies accumulate in the kidneys and trigger inflammation, kidney function stays stable for many years. For ...

While acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious condition that carries the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), its short- and long-term effects are not well characterized in ...