Doctors say chronic kidney disease often develops without obvious symptoms, but a few subtle warning signs may appear long ...

Have you ever heard your doctor say your kidney test results are "normal"? That's usually means everything is under control. But what if "normal" isn't always as reassuring as it sounds? A recent ...

Protein supplements are now mainstream, but concerns about kidney health persist. For individuals with healthy kidneys, high ...

Renal tubule has distinct metabolic features and functional activity that may be altered during kidney disease. In this paper, we present label-free functional activity imaging of renal tubule in ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

A new meta-analysis highlights that prevalent nature of chronic kidney disease globally. Here is how it is spreading at a rapid pace and it has even links to heart disease.

In children reduced baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) has been linked to obesity but not blood pressure (BP). Offspring of hypertensive parents have reduced BRS, with possibly increasing risk for ...