NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier ...

Researchers from 22 European countries have set up PARENCHIMA, a network that will boost the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers in efficiently managing chronic kidney disease. Chronic ...

Cysts can form in the kidney for many reasons, and most such cysts are benign (non-cancerous). However, in some instances a cyst may become enlarged to the point that it causes pain, obstructs the ...

A newly engineered antibody can penetrate kidney cysts and interrupt the growth signals that drive polycystic kidney disease.

Credit: Getty Images The inaugural ADPKD guideline introduces new ADPKD nomenclature and offers updated recommendations on therapies to slow disease progression. The inaugural ADPKD guideline from ...

Using the novel ESMA MRI technique, the researchers identified that elastin is overproduced in diseased kidneys (bottom row) compared with healthy kidneys (top row). (Courtesy: Q Sun et al Science ...