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

The kidney's proximal tubule reabsorbs water, glucose, ions and other small molecules from the urine and thus maintains the ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of ...

Translational medicine researchers used the Mimetas® human kidney glomerulus-on-a-chip to investigate potential pharmaceutical interventions for patients with a severe kidney disease called focal ...

Exercising more frequently is associated with a significantly slower decline in measured glomerular filtration rate in a new ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and acute kidney failure. However, there have been limitations in directly ...