Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results.

Your kidneys work around the clock filtering about 200 quarts of blood daily, removing waste products, balancing electrolytes ...

Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function. While 'renal' stems from Latin for kidneys and is common in medical jargon, ...

Blood microcirculation is a complex network that transports blood to tissues and organs through tiny blood vessels. When this ...

In FSGS, podocytes are damaged, like a net with torn holes, allowing protein to leak into the urine, creating a harmful ...

An analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) indicates that nearly all adults with chronic kidney ...

Making a Type-O kidney from a donor of another blood type has long been synthetic medicine's white whale. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia. But existing techniques, ...

This achievement could greatly reduce wait times and improve access to kidney transplants. After more than a decade of research, scientists from Canada and China have made a major breakthrough in ...

Study saw a a kidney with type A blood changed to type O While organ transplants are live-saving, historically it’s been difficult to find a perfect fit – one must get just the right kidney that their ...

Measuring how well blood flows to the brain is crucial for understanding a wide range of neurological issues, from strokes to migraines to traumatic brain injuries. Obtaining such measurements ...