Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is a type of kidney injury that occurs in focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). FSGS is a disease condition in which scar tissue develops on the glomeruli in ...

Premature birth occurs when nephrogenesis is incomplete and has been linked to increased renal pathologies in the adult. Metabolic factors complicating preterm birth may have additional consequences ...

Scientists have quantified and mapped the functional units of the olfactory center in the brains of vinegar flies responsible for the perception of odors. The basic units of the olfactory system in ...

FSGS is a disease that damages the glomeruli, which are the filtering units inside the kidneys that clean the blood. It leads to scarring, or sclerosis, in the kidneys. FSGS only occurs in small ...

The kidneys are vital organs that sustain life by filtering the blood and producing urine. This filtration process takes place in specialized structures called glomeruli, where podocytes play a ...

Chronic kidney diseases affect more than 10% of the world’s population, and most cases arise from disorders of the kidney’s filtration barrier, which is located within a million microvascular units ...

Glomerulosclerosis refers to the scarring of the glomeruli in the kidneys following any type of insult. The glomeruli are the tiny loops of capillaries that rest on the special basement membrane which ...

How do humans and other animals distinguish between the smell of rotting seafood or the enticing allure of a ripe banana? New research at New York University Langone Health and their colleagues uses ...