More than half of people with advanced kidney disease develop cardiovascular problems. A new study finds that diseased kidneys release tiny particles that are toxic to the heart.

The disease leads to the progressive growth of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, often resulting in kidney failure and other ...

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may surprise those unfamiliar with issues affecting these vital organs that ...

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Loss of functional kidney tissue after nephrectomy for kidney cancer contributes to the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Scientists have uncovered why people with chronic kidney disease so often die from heart problems: damaged kidneys release ...

It is often called a ‘silent killer’ for a reason: more than 14 percent of U.S. adults are currently living with chronic ...

A large UK study suggests the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet may lower chronic kidney disease risk. Here's what the research found, how the diet works, and why genes and environment also matter.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Outside of limiting your salt intake, avoiding potassium and phosphates, and hydrating properly, is there ...

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The study found that immigrants from Caribbean, Philippines and Sri Lanka are many times more likely to need dialysis than Canadian-born residents.

For years, doctors have watched patients with failing kidneys die not from kidney failure itself but from sudden heart attacks and heart failure. Now a cluster of studies is pointing to a specific ...