Doctors say chronic kidney disease often develops without obvious symptoms, but a few subtle warning signs may appear long ...

If you have kidney disease or diabetes, you need to pay close attention to what you eat and drink. Here’s what you can eat to ...

Have you ever heard your doctor say your kidney test results are "normal"? That's usually means everything is under control. But what if "normal" isn't always as reassuring as it sounds? A recent ...

Multiple types of T cells have been described and assigned pathophysiologic functions in the kidneys. However, the existence and functions of TCR+CD4+CD8+ (double positive; DP) T cells are ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

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 children reduced baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) has been linked to obesity but not blood pressure (BP). Offspring of hypertensive parents have reduced BRS, with possibly increasing risk for ...

Protein supplements are now mainstream, but concerns about kidney health persist. For individuals with healthy kidneys, high ...