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Researchers identify new kidney pathway with help from 1940s-era drug, may improve polycystic kidney disease treatment (VIDEO) featured image
Researchers identify new kidney pathway with help from 1940s-era drug, may improve polycystic kidney disease treatment (VIDEO)
Marla Broadfoot, Ph.D.
June 16, 2026

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a previously unrecognized way the kidneys regulate water balance — an advance that could lead to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other disorders.

Dancing cells show how the brain awakens from anesthesia featured image
Dancing cells show how the brain awakens from anesthesia
Alison Satake
March 1, 2024
Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction featured image
Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction
Marla Broadfoot, Ph.D.
February 23, 2024
Unlocking the mechanisms of HIV in preclinical research featured image
Unlocking the mechanisms of HIV in preclinical research
Susan Buckles
January 10, 2024
Highlights of Mayo Clinic research advancements in 2023 featured image
Highlights of Mayo Clinic research advancements in 2023
Mayo Clinic Staff
January 1, 2024
Researchers take rare peek into how a virus spreads in a human brain featured image
Researchers take rare peek into how a virus spreads in a human brain
Alison Satake
December 21, 2023
Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads featured image
Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads
Alison Satake
December 15, 2023
Health and zombie cells in aging featured image
Health and zombie cells in aging
Mayo Clinic Staff
December 1, 2023
Study shows immune molecule may play key role in the progression of ALS featured image
Study shows immune molecule may play key role in the progression of ALS
Julie Ann Vera, M.S.
November 18, 2023
Mapping cell behaviors in high-grade glioma to improve treatment featured image
Mapping cell behaviors in high-grade glioma to improve treatment
Gerri Kelly
November 10, 2023
Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementia featured image
Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementia
Lynda De Widt
November 8, 2023
Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder featured image
Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder
Lynda De Widt
November 3, 2023
Mayo Clinic advances research on mysterious blood vessel disease featured image
Mayo Clinic advances research on mysterious blood vessel disease
Alison Satake
September 16, 2023

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