Your kidneys are more than just waste filters—they’re master regulators of your body’s internal balance. Through the nephron’s intricate processes of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion, they fine ...

Among patients without albuminuria, shrunken pore syndrome was associated with higher risks for HF (hazard ratio [HR], 3.07; 95% CI, 1.47-6.69), peripheral artery disease (HR, 3.64; 95% CI, 1.75-7.57) ...

Healthy kidneys help produce a hormone that supports red blood cell production. When kidney function declines, it can lead to ...

Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for ...

A team has devised a more accurate way of measuring an indicator of kidney function known as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by taking aging into account. Annual health checkups regularly include ...

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may surprise those unfamiliar with issues affecting these vital organs that ...

Excessive phosphate loading within the proximal tubular lumen has been proposed as a key mechanism driving progression of ...