Kidneys: tiny, bean-shaped powerhouses that don't get enough credit. These organs quietly filter all your blood multiple times a day, managing waste, fluids, and electrolytes, and helping regulate ...

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 ...

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 ...

A fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) restored kidney function in a rodent model and promoted renoprotection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by reducing proteinuria and improving endothelial ...

Although existing kidney damage may not be reversed, you can slow progression and reduce the risk of further damage by managing blood sugar levels and taking medication. Regular kidney function checks ...

With chronic kidney disease (CKD), eating more protein than your kidneys can handle can raise waste products in your blood and strain kidney function. If you are not on dialysis, a low protein diet is ...

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of kidney disease, but the risk can be reduced through simple everyday habits. Doctors ...

Q: What are kidney stones, and how do I prevent them? Kidney stones are common, impacting approximately one in five men and one in 10 women by the age of 70. Kidney stones are hard deposits of ...

New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) may accelerate kidney function decline, according to a study published online May 14 in JAMA Network Open. Yuichiro Mori, M.D., from Kyoto University in Japan, and ...