Using patient kidney biopsies, the team developed a new method to measure glycocalyx thickness, confirming that the layer is ...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a ...

In a significant development for organ transplantation, two U.S. biotechnology companies, United Therapeutics and ...

The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those with T2D and CKD.

"Yo-yo" dieting --- repeatedly losing and gaining weight -- can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people ...

In a small clinical trial of nine patients with stage III and IV kidney cancer, a personalized anti-tumor vaccine generated ...

The FDA has approved clinical trials for organ transplants using genetically modified pigs, starting with six patients with ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people ...

United Therapeutics Corp. announced Feb. 4. that it will start a trial in mid-2025 with six patients who have end-stage renal disease. These patients, who have been on dialysis for at least six months ...

The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into ...

The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.