Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Aurinia or the Company) today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has approved voclosporin, a second-generation calcineurin inhibitor, in ...

A team developed a human iPS cell-derived kidney organoid-based proximal tubule-on-chip -- OPTECs-on-Chip -- that mimics in vivo renal physiology more closely than ever before. This model exhibits ...

Researchers discovered that X-rays using gold nanoparticles as contrast agents may more accurately detect kidney disease.

Developing advanced drug screening tools is crucial for the advancement of personalized medicine and the creation of more effective ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine September 2024, jnumed.124.267624; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.267624 ...

A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, which afflicts nearly 7 million Americans, could soon replace more invasive and expensive diagnostic methods such as spinal taps and brain ...

The chaos surrounding the patient with ALF makes the initial assessment challenging, but a detailed history and physical examination cannot be overlooked or abbreviated. If a specific diagnosis ...

Drug-induced nephrotoxicity in adults is approximately 14%–26% in prospective cohort studies of AKI, whereas 16% of hospitalized AKI are due to drugs in the paediatric population. Our knowledge of the ...