NEW YORK and HOUSTON, Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.

New insights into kidney function tests suggest using creatinine and cystatin C together may lower the risk of kidney failure ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health ...

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Other risk factors for kidney disease include chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, and certain genetic variants. The new ...

Sanskruti Lakhotia from RMIT's Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility holds a bottle of the nanoparticle formula being used to develop Nexsen's kidney diagnostic tests. A simple blood test could ...

Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function.

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A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...