Shanghai Children's Hospital

This study tested whether hydroxychloroquine, a drug used for malaria and autoimmune conditions, can safely reduce blood and protein in the urine of children with X-linked Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. Fifty children aged 3-18 with early-stage kidney function took th…

This study tested a new approach to reduce complications in boys born with hypospadias, a condition where the urinary opening is on the underside of the penis. Researchers used exosomes (tiny healing particles) from the boys' own urine stem cells during surgery to help rebuild th…