For the almost 520,000 Americans who will undergo treatment this year, the process leaves little room for a full life. An ...

I figured that eating more protein would give me more energy and steer the fragile container that is my body in the right ...

The kidneys use a two-part process to filter blood. Each kidney contains a million individual ... s attention because it could create what chemists call a semipermeable membrane. Experiments in ...

Toray Industries Inc has developed a high-efficiency separation membrane module for biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes ...

A study published in Nature Medicine looks at microplastic accumulation in human organs.

The role of the kidney in blood glucose-level regulation ... eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; PPG: Post prandial glucose; SITA: Sitagliptin; TIIDM: Type ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common critical clinical disease ... Furthermore, mitochondrial quality control mechanisms and membrane potential are directly impacted by hypoxia and ...

A Vanderbilt-led research team has made a significant breakthrough in developing advanced dialysis membranes using atomically thin materials like graphene. These innovative membranes, called ...

Researchers develop graphene-based dialysis membranes that enhance filtration efficiency while reducing protein loss for improved treatment.

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...