Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

The commonly used Cockcroft-Gault method may result in excessive chemotherapy dosing — with potentially dire implications.

Kidneys are one of the most important organs of our body. It is the kidneys that help filter toxins from the blood, maintain ...

There are 2 kidneys in your body, which are bean-shaped and reddish brown in color. Kidneys are located in the upper part of ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a ...

Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective ...

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS): Hypertension or high blood pressure can have a significant impact on kidney function, much before clinical symptoms begin to appear, according to a study that stressed ...

FILE - A miniature pig waits for visitors to feed it at a zoo in Shanghai, China, on Thursday Feb. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) ...

But did you know that some of the parts of our body, while important for various functions ... Humans are born with two kidneys, but it’s entirely possible to live with just one.

A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...

Diabetes-related kidney disease can worsen and lead to failure. You may experience many different symptoms, including lower back pain, fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. If you have kidney disease ...

After battling kidney disease for ... kidneys—and impair kidney function. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one such condition, marked by scarring in parts of some glomeruli.