A simple blood test could reveal kidney disease earlier so more can be done to halt progression, while also allowing better ongoing management of kidney health by simpler monitoring.

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 ...

Kidney health is often overlooked, but these small, often underestimated organs play a crucial role in supporting our overall ...

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 ...

One easy way to check kidney health at home is with urine test strips. You simply dip the strip into a urine sample, and it ...

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a key mechanism underlying proteinuria – excess protein in the urine which signifies a breakdown in the kidney’s filtering process.

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of ...

Baseline kidney function could help identify who is at greater risk for developing chronic kidney disease following cisplatin treatment.An analysis of more than 9,000 patients treated with cisplatin ...

A simple blood test could reveal kidney disease earlier so more can be done to halt progression, while also allowing better ongoing management of ...