Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, the loss of podocytes—part of the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier—causes irreversible disease progression. So far, physicians and researchers have found ...

The Kidney Disease Symptom Score (KDSS) has temporal stability for patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney ...

A new study suggests incremental dialysis may preserve kidney function and improve quality of life without added risk. Read ...

However, in people with blockages to both the renal arteries, lisinopril can dangerously drop blood flow to the nephrons. So, ...

Adopting a kidney-friendly diet like the DASH or Mediterranean diet and managing sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein intake may help improve GFR by reducing kidney strain. Maintaining heart ...

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 ...

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows. Investigators found that taking a ...

In a new study, researchers have discovered a connection between inflammation in the areas of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA).

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...