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Cancer Metabolism 2.0
The field of cancer metabolism research is entering its 2nd century since the first description of the changes in metabolism of cancer cells by Otto Warburg and his colleague Seigo Minami in 1923.
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Kidney health in the ageing world
Population ageing will exacerbate the burden of ageing-related diseases, including chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Pride in nephrology
This Collection aims to highlight the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ colleagues and nephrology patients, and the need to address health inequities.
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AI in health care
The use of artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning and large language models, is revolutionizing health care, from drug discovery and development, through to applications in the risk stratification, diagnosis, imaging, monitoring, prognostication, and pharmacological and surgical treatment of patients.
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Sex differences in kidney disease and physiology
Sex differences exist in all physiological systems and impact every aspect of human health and disease.
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Regulated necrosis in the kidney
Regulated cell death contributes to the loss of parenchymal cells in acute and chronic kidney disease and might also modulate immune and inflammatory responses. This Focus issue explores the potential contribution of regulated necrosis pathways — ferroptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis – to kidney injury.
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Extracellular vesicles
Selected, recent articles from across the Nature Portfolio that document the recent progress in understanding the biology of EV-mediated cell–cell communication and advances in clinical translation of EVs.
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Women’s health
Research into women’s health has suffered from historical neglect and lack of funding.
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Sustainable Development Goals and kidney disease
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) underlie a commitment towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities and tackling climate change, all of which are factors associated with kidney disease.
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Precision medicine in nephrology
Precision medicine aims to tailor medical treatment to specific disease processes with the ultimate aim of optimizing patient outcomes.
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Innovations in Dialysis
This focus issue highlights some of the innovative dialysis strategies under development that have potential to transform the field with benefits in terms of patient outcomes, access to therapy and environmental sustainability.
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Hypertension