When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...

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Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...