Stem cell-derived pancreatic islets are being studied as a rich transplantable source for insulin production, a therapeutic ...

After living kidney donation, projection of renal function may vary by gender, a retrospective cohort study of 174,311 living kidney donors suggested. Over a median 6.7 months, the incidence rate of ...

The kidney is a central organ of the mammalian organism that, apart from blood filtration, is essential for the control of blood pressure and pH. Congenital abnormalities of the kidneys and the ...

In real-world scenarios, the distribution of labeled and unlabeled samples is highly imbalanced, only a few labeled samples are available. SEI methods based on consistency regularization (CR) have ...

Currently, no well-validated model exists for predicting long-term kidney graft survival over an extended observation period. Methods: Recipients undergoing allograft kidney transplantation at the ...

Division of Multi-Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, United States; Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, University of California, San ...

Our group investigates health effects of ambient environmental exposures using advanced environmental epidemiological methods and geospatial modelling. Principle exposures of interest are air ...

The kidney and urinary systems help the body to eliminate liquid ... The kidneys remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron consists of a ball formed of ...

Finally, we characterized complex kidney lymphatic abnormalities in a genetic mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Our study provides novel insights into the development of kidney lymphatic ...

Kidney disease is worldwide the 12th leading cause of death affecting 8–16% of the entire population. Kidney disease encompasses acute (short-lasting episode) and chronic (developing over years) ...