Minimal change disease and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in adults, along with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children, are immune-mediated podocytopathies that lead to nephrotic ...

A 57-year-old woman with a recent history of malaria presented with fatigue, anorexia, and fever. Peripheral-blood smear showed red cells containing malaria forms surrounded by uninfected ...

Antibody-mediated rejection is a leading cause of kidney-transplant failure. The targeting of CD38 to inhibit graft injury caused by alloantibodies and natural killer (NK) cells may be a ...

A bylaw passed by a Massachusetts town could result in a steadily increasing proportion of the population that cannot legally be sold tobacco products, thereby phasing out tobacco sales.

Experiments 1 through 3 were performed with the PCR thermocycler lid closed and at a default setting of 105°C. Experiments 4 and 5 were performed with the PCR thermocycler lid open and a metal ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease are at high risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular events, and death. Whether treatment with semaglutide would mitigate these risks is ...

The second of two special podcasts on avian influenza focuses on preparedness for a possible human outbreak. In this audio interview conducted on May 10, 2024, the editors are joined by Demetre ...

In this audio interview conducted on May 14, 2024, the editors are joined by Jeanne Marrazzo, director of the National ...

Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation, has shown efficacy and ...

Many persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not received a diagnosis, so their respiratory symptoms remain largely untreated. We used a case-finding method to ...

Adjustment for race is discouraged in lung-function testing, but the implications of adopting race-neutral equations have not been comprehensively quantified. We obtained longitudinal data from ...