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 ...

Removing race from clinical tools that calculate kidney function could have both advantages and disadvantages for Black patients. Race is not biology. As a social construct, race is an unreliable ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that even slight abnormalities in kidney function—within the normal ...

The kidneys contain millions of microscopic blood vessels known as peritubular capillaries. These vessels recapture helpful nutrients like glucose and minerals and return them to your bloodstream for ...

Understanding eGFR and uPCR is vital for managing IgA nephropathy to predict kidney health, guide treatment, and work ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Incidence of end-stage kidney disease for those with newly diagnosed antibody-associated vasculitis was 22% at ...

Heart failure patients treated with finerenone (Kerendia; Bayer AG) are more likely to have an early decline in kidney function than those treated with placebo, but the decline should not be construed ...

Sudden weight fluctuations significantly impact kidney health, increasing the risk of chronic kidney disease progression and reduced function. Both rapid weight gain, often due to fluid retention, and ...

In a new study published in Kidney International, researchers report that drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors prevented ...