In a world first, researchers from Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University have successfully grown human kidney ...

A kidney and stem cells from his sister Alex Hernandez was 27 when he received a kidney transplant and a dose of stem cells from his sister as one of Akkina’s patients and a trial participant.

More recent research in Physiological Reviews (2025) looks at the primary cilium – a tiny antenna-like structure on kidney cells.

A new combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help to reduce the donor-specific reaction against the transplanted organ without the need for maintenance triple immunosuppression.

New and improved way to grow the cells that give rise to the kidney's filtration system Date: April 30, 2024 Source: Keck School of Medicine of USC Summary: Scientists report significant progress ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of the kidney causes infantile cystinosis, a rare disease that significantly shortens the ...