IgA nephropathy is a disease that can cause scarring in the kidneys. The kidney scarring from IgA nephropathy cannot be reversed once it occurs. While IgA nephropathy can't be reversed, treatment can ...

Scientists discovered that a gut bacteria molecule called corisin can travel to the kidneys, triggering inflammation and scarring that lead to diabetic kidney fibrosis. By attaching to albumin in the ...

Recovering from acute kidney damage isn't just about growing kidney cells—it also requires kidney tissue to stiffen ...

Duke-NUS scientists show that the WWP2 gene plays a critical role in advancing tissue scarring in chronic kidney disease. The panels in the image demonstrate how the presence of WWP2 results in more ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a ...

A Perry County man has nothing but praise to give following a successful kidney transplant. The care Perry County resident ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a ...