Kidney Health
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Could Kidney Repair Require the Use of Stem Cells?
Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have shown that it could actually be possible for the kidneys to repair themselves in some cases. This gives quite a bit of...
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Climate Change and Kidney Stones
You’ve heard of kidney stones. You’ve heard of climate change. These two things should not go together like peanut butter and chocolate. However, some research is showing that they may...
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Cash for Kidneys
When a kidney fails, the patient needs to have a kidney transplant as soon as possible. Machines can only do so much work. In 2012 alone, 95,000 people in the...
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Kidney Grown in Lab Working Well in Rats
At first, it might sound like something out of Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, but it’s much more interesting than that could ever hope to be. In fact, if this works in...
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Blood Biomarker Found for Progressive Kidney Disease
Researchers have developed a new test, which is still in the midst of getting approval from the FDA, which can test whether a person who has a diagnosis of Type...