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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PFAS burden score and several individual PFAS were tied to worse kidney function. Joint and metabolite ...

This study found a practical, minimally invasive tool to accurately assess the risk of cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease. Tiny RNA molecules carried by extracellular vesicles in ...

A new blood test can identify which individuals of African ancestry carrying high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

Kidney disease is often surrounded by fear and confusion. Many people believe that once thekidneys are damaged, recovery is impossible. In reality, kidney recovery depends on the cause of the kidney ...

Ham is under the microscope — and the carving knife. The processed meat was deemed a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization and then a decade later, The BMJ journal warned of food ...

A large study found that people with impaired kidneys tend to have higher Alzheimer’s biomarkers, yet they don’t face a higher overall risk of dementia. For those who already have elevated biomarkers, ...

The human body can survive weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet millions of people walk around in a state of chronic dehydration, completely unaware that their kidneys are slowly ...