Kidney diseases affect many hospitalized patients and contribute to morbidity and mortality. Therefore, kidney disease should be prevalent, but the frequency and spectrum of medical renal pathology in ...

For this web focus, the first for Laboratory Investigation, the editors have chosen the topic of renal pathology. We have gathered the most persuasive articles published in the last two years, as ...

Huma Fatima, M.D., Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology, and Director, Renal Pathology Laboratory, recently published a book with CAP Press, Medical Kidney Diseases--Morphology-Based Novel Approach ...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not a single entity but includes various tumor subtypes that have been identified on the basis of either characteristic pathologic features or distinctive molecular ...

On Thursday, January 20, 2022, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announced the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of ...

Non-Cancerous Tissue from Nephrectomy Specimens: A Window into Kidney Pathology Kidney pathology from non-cancerous portions of the kidney from patients undergoing nephrectomy can offer insight into ...

In a new study, researchers have discovered a connection between inflammation in the areas of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA).

Metformin is a widely used first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes, and studies increasingly point to its protective effects on the kidney. However, the mechanisms underlying metformin's renal benefits ...

Could synucleinopathies start in the kidneys? In the January 23 Nature Neuroscience, scientists led by Zhentao Zhang at Wuhan University, China, report that, in people with Parkinson’s and Lewy body ...