Acute kidney injury, an often fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects up to 10 percent of all hospitalized adults
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Surgery and fluid science combine to help dialysis in kidney disease patients
Aeronautical engineers, medics, and bioengineers at Imperial have teamed up to predict and improve results in dialysis patients. Their new
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Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have
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In The Future, AI Could Detect Diseases By Analyzing Your Breath
Scientists are working on developing an AI system that can analyze your breath and detect diseases. Researcher Dr. Andrea Soltoggio
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Medicaid Expansion increased low-income patient access to kidney transplants
After states expanded Medicaid to cover more low-income individuals under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there was a significant boost
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Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to kidney disease
Scientists found a previously unknown link between mitochondria and kidney disease, identifying a receptor that causes kidney dysfunction when suppressed,
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Study examines concerns of living kidney donors
In a new study that examined living kidney donors’ concerns about their decision to undergo kidney removal, long-term kidney health,
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Helping preterm infants grow bigger kidneys would prevent kidney disease later in life
Nephrons are the microscopic blood-filtering units inside our kidneys that convert waste products into urine, regulate our electrolyte levels and
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Women More Likely to Get Kidney Disease than Breast Cancer
How often do you check your plumbing? Not very often, right? Usually only when the toilet won’t flush, the faucet
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First drug approved for most common inherited kidney disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to slow kidney decline in patients with the most
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