Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 29 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41581-025-00985-8Available evidence suggests that the kidney stroma mediates cell communication and supports a variety of processes during kidney development and in the adult kidney. This Review describes the developmental origins of the stroma and current understanding of its roles in the growth and patterning of renal epithelia and endothelia, and in the maintenance and repair of the adult organ.

Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 18 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41581-025-00979-6Pregnancy-associated acute kidney injury is a risk factor for maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality and a driver of health inequity worldwide. This Consensus Statement from the Acute Disease Quality Initiative provides recommendations on the causes, diagnosis, management and follow-up of pregnancy-associated acute kidney injury.