Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney disease progression. A repurposed anti-cancer drug, ...

Cysts, fibrosis, and tubular degeneration form the typical triad of pathologies leading to the gradual decline in kidney ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the European Commission has granted regulatory approval for a label expansion of KAFTRIO® (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in a combination ...

Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell ...

may hasten kidney failure and death, even before the onset of anemia, new study findings suggest. Among 18,878 hospitalized Chinese patients with CKD not on dialysis, ferritin levels, reflecting ...

When we think of death, we imagine a final, irreversible end. But what if death is not as absolute as it seems? What if some parts of us — our cells, our tissues — continue to fight for ...

Conclusion: DSF protects against renal fibrosis, and this study paves the way for experimental ... A total of 804 biological processes were involved in the PPIs, in which programmed cell death, ...

with Luxembourg also confirming the death of Prince Frederik from complications caused by POLG mitochondrial disease. The condition is a genetic disorder that robs the body's cells of energy ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a progressive pulmonary disease, and many patients with ILD eventually require long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) despite intensive treatment.

and reducing cell apoptosis, thereby indirectly alleviating tissue. This paper presents a review of the therapeutic potential of exercise and its underlying mechanisms for the treatment of a range of ...

She said Mr Stahlhut had “come back from the brink of death” following a kidney transplant in 2022. Mr Stahlhut was described as “a toughy” by a former colleague. Picture: LinkedIn This ...