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 ...

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 ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species kidney transplants a real option in the near future.

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

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

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 ...

Chronic kidney disease develops silently. Kidneys filter waste, but when they weaken, toxins build up. This impacts the heart ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...