Nephrology

Evotec SE and Vifor Pharma announced the launch of a 50:50 joint venture focused on the discovery and development of novel nephrology therapeutics. Vifor Pharma will be benefiting from access to an external R&D capability for the development of its own nephrology pipeline, while Evotec will gain acc more

Remember the scene in the movie Mission: Impossible when Tom Cruise has to sneak into the vault? He had to do all sorts of moves to avoid detection. That's what it's like to sneak a targeted drug into a kidney and keep it from getting eliminated from the body. Since kidneys are the filtering agents more

Pediatric researchers have found that children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones . This is the first time that these medicines have been linked to this condition. The strongest risks appeared at younger ages and among patients more

Nephrology Our kidneys play a critical role in keeping us healthy, a fact of which we are reminded several times each day. This organ's cellular complexity has hindered progress in understanding the mechanisms underlying chronic kidney disease, which affects 10% of the world's population. Using more

The role of nephrologists in the management of small renal masses The role of nephrologists in the management of small renal masses, Published online: 05 February 2018; doi:10.1038/nrneph.2018.10 Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy seen in the nephrology clinic, yet most nephr more

Reproductive health and pregnancy in women with chronic kidney disease Reproductive health and pregnancy in women with chronic kidney disease, Published online: 22 January 2018; doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.187 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outco more