Your kidneys work around the clock filtering about 200 quarts of blood daily, removing waste products, balancing electrolytes ...

Chronic kidney disease or CKD, is a condition that builds over time, as a result of inappropriate kidney function. The ...

Our kidneys work nonstop, filtering blood, removing toxins, and carrying out other essential functions. With age, our kidneys can gradually slow down, and this process can be exacerbated through poor ...

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

Blocking fatty ceramides could stop acute kidney injury—and possibly revolutionize mitochondrial disease treatment.

If the drug works in people, it could prevent kidney injury in high-risk populations, or potentially even treat other ...

The results of two large-scale studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors significantly ...

The Liberation From Acute Dialysis (LIBERATE-D) randomized clinical trial tested the value of a conservative vs conventional hemodialysis strategy on recovery of kidney function in stable patients ...

Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species ...