How can long-term space flight influence astronaut health, and specifically their organs? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a large team of ...

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 ...

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a new study. This innate regenerative response relies on a small population of kidney cells in a region ...

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 ...

When you think of your vital organs, you probably think of your heart and lungs. But your kidneys also play a big role in how your body functions. Your two kidneys are located below your ribcage on ...

Kidney health is often overlooked, but these small, often underestimated organs play a crucial role in supporting our overall health and wellbeing. From filtering waste to regulating fluid balance and ...