While the kidneys are mostly affected, advanced or severe hyperoxaluria can affect multiple organ systems due to the ...

Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you'll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that even slight abnormalities in kidney function—within the normal ...

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

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely to experience nocturnal hypertension than the general population.

Elias Manolis is a 13-year-old boy who works hard in school, loves his family and his brand new puppy Cooper, but his life is ...

Kidney transplantation can be done using kidneys from either living or deceased donors, and both options save lives. Living ...

Roche's Gazyvaro, a drug that can restore kidney function in people living with lupus nephritis, has been cleared for use by ...

Clinicians are reminded to include non-prescription supplement history when evaluating thrombotic events in younger adults ...

Two women--a 23-year-old from Karaikudi and 38-year-old mother of two from <br />Tiruvannamalai--received a fresh lease of lifes and tumours in their kidneys were detected in time<br />after a random ...

A treatment that restores normal kidney function in almost half of patients with lupus nephritis has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Obinutuzumab ...

Scientists find how changes in bile acids linked to gut bacteria may signal advancing chronic kidney disease, pointing to a possible link between gut metabolism and kidney decline ...