Learn what causes cysts, how they form, and when they need treatment. Includes common types from skin and ovaries to brain and kidneys.

With investors and drugmakers increasingly eyeing the kidney disease space, a new company hopes to shed its underdog status ...

Adding bile acids as farnesoid X receptor agonists to the culture medium supported the growth and development of unique stem ...

ADPKD, a prevalent genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous kidney cysts, affects about 1 in 400 to 1,000 people worldwide. The disease progressively impairs kidney function, often ...

Existing tissue-derived liver organoid models consist of only one cell type and fail to replicate the complex cellular composition and tissue architecture, such as the liver periportal region.

In the present study, we report the outcomes of 75 patients who underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic pyelolithotomy for the treatment of complex renal stones between July 2006 and December 2012 ...

Based on our experience, retroperitoneal laparoscopic intrasinusal pyelolithotomy is an effective and less invasive alternative for intra-renal pelvic stones, but not for large staghorn stones.

Here we discuss the potential benefits of selectively deleting liver-derived AGT for cardiovascular and kidney diseases and consider the side effects which may limit its broad therapeutic application.

Objective: The purpose of this work is to study whether the active state and species of biological tissues can influence changes in their dielectric properties. Methods: In this paper, the dielectric ...