Maintaining adequate hydration is crucial for efficient kidney function, helping to filter waste and balance electrolytes.

Kidney disease doesn’t often make headline news, but it’s increasingly common — the CDC estimates that 1 in 10 adults have chronic kidney disease, and that 50% of the population currently between 35 ...

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 ...

The natural antibodies (blood proteins) most people have would destroy an organ from someone of a different blood type, so transplant patients historically had to have a compatible blood type donor.

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 ...

In a significant stride for regenerative medicine, scientists have managed to reverse kidney damage in mice using innovative ...

In A Nutshell • A pig kidney with just one genetic modification functioned in a human for 61 days before being removed as ...

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 ...

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, ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

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 ...