Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood ...

The 24-hour urine protein test involves taking multiple samples of urine over a 24-hour period to assess kidney disease and related conditions. The test is simple and noninvasive. The 24-hour urine ...

A breakthrough study published in npj Aging just introduced a refreshing alternative: a urinary microRNA aging clock. By ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a dipstick test suggests there's blood in the urine, the next step should be to examine a sample of the urine under a microscope to make sure the dipstick result is ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My question is about microscopic hematuria. I see a rheumatologist for sarcoidosis. In February 2018, I had various lab tests, including a urinalysis. That test and several since then ...

CHICAGO – Adolescents and young adults who had persistent, microscopic blood in their urine (hematuria) were more likely to develop end-stage renal disease over a follow-up period of about 20 years, ...

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...

A urine concentration test determines how well your kidneys are functioning. The test may be used to test your kidneys’ response to: too much fluid intake (water loading) too little fluid intake ...