Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects millions worldwide, and as the demand for effective dialysis treatments grows, ...

A recent study from the University of Bristol offers new hope for people with diabetes, who are at a high risk of kidney ...

Diabetes doesn’t just impact blood sugar; it often leads to serious kidney issues, too. In fact, about 40% of people with diabetes develop a condition known as diabetic kidney disease. In the UK, ...

Professor Bruce Turnbull The surface of every living cell is covered in a layer of complex carbohydrate structures known as the glycocalyx. The types of carbohydrates present differ from one cell type ...

The study was published in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology wherein the research team was interested in the protective lining of all blood vessels, called the glycocalyx. This lining is known to ...

Papillomaviruses represent a medically important virus family. Infection with a high-risk human papillomavirus type is a prerequisite for cervical carcinoma development. Infection by low-risk ...

Dr. Jill Richter is an Associate Professor with Tenure of Surgery in the Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at UAB. Dr. Richter is a biomedical engineer by training, and she received her B.S. and ...

The interaction of albumin with blood cells, blood vessels and tissue cells outside the vascular bed is of great importance. Interactions with endothelial glycocalyx and vascular endothelial cells ...

MIIST305, derived from this platform, is a non-systemic therapeutic that modulates innate immune receptor responses and targets the anionic glycocalyx at the gastrointestinal cell surface to ...