If you have kidney disease or diabetes, you need to pay close attention to what you eat and drink. Here’s what you can eat to ...

A fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) restored kidney function in a rodent model and promoted renoprotection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by reducing proteinuria and improving endothelial ...

A UCSF study followed Black kidney donors to see if they faced elevated risks for low kidney function, and found that many ...

Considering a kidney transplant for IgA nephropathy? Experts explain the eligibility criteria, benefits, and risks of the ...

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Nephrogenesis occurs during the fetal period; because nephrogenesis does not occur after birth, preterm infants have low nephron numbers. However, whether a reduction in the number of pure nephrons ...

Clinicians managing lupus nephritis should consider persistent isolated C3 as a possible indicator of long-term renal risk. Persistent isolated low C3 (PILC3) does not appear to predict short-term ...

Deep concern has been raised about the reduced survival rate in patients with renal impairment, and efforts to identify comorbidities that could delay its progression are of paramount importance.

The oliguric phase of acute renal failure (ARF) is characterized by abnormally low urine output, signaling impaired kidney function. Oliguria in ARF may result from reduced kidney blood flow, direct ...

Patients with gout who had stage 4 to 5 chronic kidney disease initiated febuxostat at lower doses than those with stage 3 disease, and required significantly lower daily and cumulative febuxostat ...

High creatinine levels can be a sign of renal failure, as they often indicate impaired kidney function. However, elevated levels don’t always mean kidney damage. Creatinine is a waste product that ...