Abnormalities in left ventricular structure but not function precede the onset of clinical heart failure (HF) in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), say researchers of a new study. Meyeon ...

Chronic kidney disease is a gradual, irreversible loss of kidney function caused by diabetes, hypertension, or ageing. It ...

Blocking fatty ceramides could stop acute kidney injury—and possibly revolutionize mitochondrial disease treatment.

Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that ...

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 ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interaction of heart disease with kidney disease may be present at subclinical stages. Echocardiographic ...

Discovering the link between congenital heart disease and kidney problems could improve outcomes for patients with the ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nutrients, researchers estimated the association of coffee consumption and genetic predisposition to caffeine metabolism on kidney function.

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 ...