The kidneys are vital organs that play a significant role in maintaining the body’s internal environment. They filter about 200 quarts of blood daily, removing waste products and excess fluids through ...

The current kidney transplant waitlistingcriterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

More patients with AKI recovered kidney function after a conservative hemodialysis strategy compared with patients on ...