A decades-old medicine has unexpectedly opened a new door in kidney research. Scientists at Mayo Clinic have discovered a previously unknown way the kidneys control water balance, a finding that could change how certain kidney diseases are treated. The discovery came from studying a drug first developed in the 1940s, revealing a hidden process that may help patients with polycystic kidney disease and other conditions, as per Medical Xpress.
The study, led by Fouad Chebib, M.D., a nephrologist at Mayo Clinic, was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Researchers say the findings could eventually contribute to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other kidney disorders.
