A type of two-dimensional layered material has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body's waste filtration system in wearable kidneys. For more than 3 million people around the world, ...

Urea is highly concentrated in the mammalian kidney to produce the osmotic gradient necessary for water re-absorption. Free diffusion of urea across cell membranes is slow owing to its high polarity, ...

Researchers reveal how the presence of bulky aromatic amino acids at positions 1 and 3 of the aromatic/arginine selectivity filter determines urea and boric acid permeability in Aquaporin 10 paralogs.

Chronic gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori affects ~50% of the global population and is the leading cause for peptic ulcer disease and stomach cancer 1. Survival of H. pylori in acidic ...