In chronic kidney disease care, the central clinical question is often not the exact glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at a single time point but rather the speed at which kidney function is declining.

The world is experiencing a hidden epidemic with kidney disease. More than 850 million people worldwide have some form of ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has improved but he will remain in an intensive care unit because ...

A hospital in the capital, Brasilia, says former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has worsened at the ...

Lifestyle choices like diet, hydration, exercise, and smoking habits can significantly impact kidney health and function.

Dennis Moledina encountered a common problem during his training in nephrology, the specialty dedicated to kidney health.

Your kidneys do this automatically by passing your blood through millions of filtering units called nephrons, which have two main parts: the glomerulus and the tubule. The glomerulus is made up of ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is recognized as a major global health challenge and on the rise nationwide, with approximately ...

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of ...

MDI Bio Lab scientists discovered how zebrafish solve a basic challenge in regenerative biology—insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.

An interdisciplinary team from the University Hospitals Cologne and Bonn have conducted the first prospective study to investigate whether very early intervention in unborn children with congenital ...

Explore the link between gut health and chronic kidney disease, revealing how bacteria impact kidney function.