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Mapping Nephrogenesis

Spatial Transcriptional Mapping of the Human Nephrogenic Program
“To establish a framework for human nephrogenesis, we (computational biologists at the University [MORE]

Renin Cell Baroreceptor Controls Blood Pressure

Renin cell barorecptor control for blood pressure
From researchers at the University of Virginia: “we elucidated the structure and location of [MORE]

Mechanical Stimulation influences Organoid Growth

Mechanical plasticity of collagen in mammary gland organoids
In both organ and tumor growth, chemical and mechanical signaling interact.  In this [MORE]

Advances in Kidney Organoids

Patterned kidney organoids
“Current kidney organoids model development and diseases of the nephron but not the contiguous epithelial network of the [MORE]

Urine Test for Kidney Transplant Rejection

Exosomes in urine detect kidney transplant rejection
“Urinary exosomes, tiny vesicles released into the urine that carry parent cells’ proteins and [MORE]

Hypertension, Hypotension and COVID-19

Blood Pressure and Covid
This from the American Heart Association:  “Our study suggests low blood pressure in a person with a [MORE]

Making Old Organs Transplantable

Preserving organs for transplantation
From transplant surgeons at Brigham and Women’s Hospital come findings about how to rejuvenate older organs from [MORE]

Artificial Proximal Tube

Bioprinted proximal tubule of the kidney
In 3D bioprinted “living renal devices” (i.e. artificial nephrons), engineers have to mimic two functions [MORE]

Moving Closer to Lab-Grown Kidneys

Generation of kidney in anephric mouse
Regenerative medicine researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (Okazaki, Japan), “show that mouse [MORE]

Reprogramming Kidney Repair

Kidney health
In kidney cells, energy generation and repair mechanisms alternate as needed.  Case Western Reserve University researchers believe they now [MORE]

Promoting Vascularization in Kidney Organoids

Culturing kidney organoids under flow
To make muscle cells from human stem cells, mechanical stress, causing stretching and contraction, has to [MORE]

Kidney Organoids More than Stem Cells

Kidney Organoids with rogue cells
It was a surprising finding that 10-20% of cells in kidney organoids actually were cells of [MORE]

New Material for Dialysis

Mxeme
MXene, a two dimensional compound only a few atoms thick, first reported in 2011, could be a practical material for [MORE]

Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs for Kidney Disease

Nanoparticles deliver medication to kidney
Kidney tissue naturally filters out foreign substances which is why drug delivery is so problematic.  In [MORE]