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A Drug From the 1940s Accidentally Revealed an Unknown Kidney Mechanism — and It Could Transform the Treatment of a Serious Disease

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By testing an 80-year-old drug on kidney cells, researchers at Mayo Clinic have accidentally discovered a previously unknown mechanism of water regulation. This finding opens a way to reduce the main side effect of the only approved treatment for renal polycystosis — a disease that affects millions of patients [...]
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By testing an 80-year-old drug on kidney cells, researchers at Mayo Clinic have accidentally discovered a previously unknown mechanism of water regulation. This finding opens a way to reduce the main side effect of the only approved treatment for renal polycystosis — a disease that affects millions of patients [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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