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The existence of different blood types is one of the most frustrating realities of human biology, offering very little in the ...

Kidney damage that seemingly heals appears to mutate the DNA in the mitochondria of kidney cells, making the organ less ...

After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney organ transplants: being able to ...

Abstract: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has become a serious public health problem because of its characteristic ’three highs and one low’: high prevalence, high disability rate, high medical costs, ...

What is Fomepizole antidote? The timely use of this drug, normally used to treat hooch poisoning, helped prevent further ...

This would theoretically turn a type A kidney into type O, or the “universal donor” type. The study is rooted in decades of ...

Scientists have reported the first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O, ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

Background: Accurate prediction of kidney graft failure at different phases post-transplantation is critical for timely intervention and long-term allograft preservation. Traditional survival models ...

Folks who work a night shift are at greater risk for kidney stones, new research shows. Shift workers have a 15% to 22% higher risk of kidney stones, particularly if they're younger or work a desk job ...