UCSF researchers have designed a model filtration system that could offer a new approach to treating patients suffering from end-stage renal disease, potentially removing the need for a clinic-based ...

Protein is essential for muscle growth, fat loss, and overall health—but consuming it the wrong way can quietly put your ...

What Is a Creatinine Test? A creatinine test, also called a serum creatinine test, measures how well your kidneys are working. Creatinine is a waste product from the normal breakdown of muscle tissue.

A team of scientists now reports an approach that enables the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into mature podocytes with more than 90 percent efficiency. Linking the ...

Kidney disease is a severe condition in which your kidneys slowly start to fail. This leads to a build-up of harmful elements in your blood that would otherwise be filtered out through your kidneys.