Drinking electrolyte drinks unnecessarily can put extra stress on the kidneys. Too much sodium and potassium may raise the ...

Proteinuria (protein in urine) is common with complement 3 glomeropathy and is a strong predictor of disease progression and end-stage kidney failure.

Kidneys work all day quietly. When kidneys struggle, toxins stay longer in the body and affect overall health. As per a report published by WHO, approximately 674 million people live with chronic ...

As the Medical Director of the new Mount Sinai Kidney Center that opened this week, Dr. Vijay Lapsia is a nephrologist who treats the full range of kidney disease. His program oversees dialysis for ...

Your kidneys rely on daily food choices to filter toxins and balance fluids. Simple, everyday foods can support natural detox ...

Kidney disease affects millions of Americans, often developing silently until significant damage occurs. These bean-shaped organs perform essential functions beyond filtering waste—they regulate blood ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common among older adults but frequently goes undetected until it is advanced. Several biological, clinical and system-level factors conspire to keep early kidney ...

A group of investigators has identified a molecule that plays a key role in the breakdown of the kidney filter, presenting a potential therapeutic target for stopping the damage before it becomes ...

Human kidneys are an intricate network of tubes that process roughly 190 quarts of blood every day. Lining these tubes are epithelial cells that transport blood through the kidneys and circulate it ...

For more than 3 million people around the world, kidney failure is a life-altering diagnosis, if not a life-threatening one. While about 17 percent of people in the U.S. with end-stage kidney disease ...

One of the most devastating side effects of diabetes is kidney failure, and one of the earliest signs of kidney damage is a disruption of the organ’s filtering capacity. Diabetes patients who develop ...

A type of two-dimensional layered material has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body's waste filtration system in wearable kidneys. For more than 3 million people around the world, ...