Testing at age 45 for early signs of kidney disease could save hundreds of thousands of people from deadly heart conditions, experts have warned. A study shows that offering all patients who have ...

Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood ...

Health of the kidneys should be one of the major priorities when we look at our overall health. This is because of number of conditions arising from the kidneys that affect different organs ...

Kidneys are vital to your overall health. These remarkable organs remove waste from your body through urine, help produce red blood cells and regulate blood pressure. One of their primary functions is ...

Another sign is swelling in the legs, ankles, feet, hands, or face. This happens when the kidneys can’t get rid of extra ...

Chronic kidney disease can quietly reshape a life long before the first lab test comes back abnormal. More than 700 million ...

The number of people living with reduced kidney function has more than doubled in the past three decades—from 378 million in ...

On the list of medical terms we'd rather never hear, cancer is at the top. But when it comes to fighting it, knowledge is ...

A free online kidney atlas built by USC researchers empowers stem cell scientists everywhere to generate more human-like tiny kidneys for testing new drugs and creating renal replacement therapies.