A new Pediatric Research study and accompanying commentary argue that kidney injury biomarkers must be judged by the specific ...

A new cross-sectional study of 201 older adults with type 2 diabetes finds that oral frailty is strongly associated with ...

Maintaining the health of your kidneys is crucial for ensuring a well-functioning body. These essential organs perform the vital task of filtering waste products, excess water and other impurities ...

Poorly controlled blood pressure or blood sugar, routinely holding urine, dehydration, self-medicating with antibiotics and ...

Kidney atrophy is when the kidney shrinks in size, often due to a chronic illness. Left unchecked, this may eventually lead to the irreversible loss of kidney function—but kidney atrophy itself is not ...

Your kidneys—those fist-sized organs tucked against your back muscles—perform over a dozen vital functions that keep you alive every moment of every day. These remarkable filtration systems process ...

Lucknow: Kidney damage caused by diabetes can develop silently, but two simple tests can help detect it early, doctors said ...

Know what to watch for.

Adults with prediabetes were more than twice as likely as those with normal glucose levels to experience a faster decline in kidney function over time, according to new data from a long-term ...

A pair of genetically modified pig kidneys filtered blood and produced urine for 7 days after being transplanted into a brain-dead patient ― marking another important step toward opening up a new ...