A physical therapist was shocked to learn that for her, some of her crucial organs had an expiration date. With proactive ...

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments.

A team of geneticists from Rutgers University has made a discovery that could lead to new therapies for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic ... specifically interact with polycystins ...

Scientists are exploring targeted drugs to prevent cyst formation and improve kidney function ... approach to understanding and treating the disease. These findings provide fresh insight into ...

A treatment for polycystic kidney disease(PKD), a leading cause of fatal ... that bends in response to fluid flow across the cell. During kidney development, cells destined to line a kidney ...