Maintaining adequate hydration is crucial for efficient kidney function, helping to filter waste and balance electrolytes.

Scientists have reversed acute kidney injury in mice by genetically altering ceramide processing, preventing damage to ...

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

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

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

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

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

For kidney patients, mushroom consumption requires caution. While common varieties like button and shiitake are generally ...

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

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species ...