SAN ANTONIO -- Delaying surgery for small renal masses in favor of a period of surveillance did not adversely affect feasibility or outcomes of subsequent nephron-sparing interventions, a large ...
Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for ...
Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for small renal masses substantially decreases the incidence of moderate renal dysfunction compared with radical nephrectomy (RN), according to the results of the ...
Patients with small kidney cancer tumors may be more likely to die from the cancer if they are treated with ablation rather than nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), according to researchers. In a ...
The prevalence of kidney disease has been increasing in Japan, with it now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatment remains a challenge. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...
A pair of USC Stem Cell mouse studies detail how progenitor cells self-renew, differentiate, and aggregate into early kidney structures, offering insights for the creation of stem cell-based ...
A recent inspection at a South Carolina drug production facility flagged several problems with how the company was producing drugs for the mass market, little more than a year after the same facility ...
Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is ...