While many homes deal with hard water, its effects on health—especially kidney health—are sometimes disregarded. Calcium and ...

This means your kidneys can no longer filter waste. The good news is that there are ways to slow the damage. Ask your nephrologist (kidney doctor) which medications might work for you and if there ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and as many as 9 in 10 with CKD are unaware they have ...

People who have been diagnosed with kidney disease have kidneys that are damaged and don’t filter blood properly, which can have a number of health consequences. Properly functioning kidneys are ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The ...

Here's what you need to know. Healthy kidneys filter and remove waste products and extra fluid from your blood, which are ...

New Delhi: Hypertension or high blood pressure can have a significant impact on kidney function, much before clinical ...

Healthy kidneys filter waste products from protein metabolism and other cellular processes, particularly urea and creatinine. When kidneys lose function, these waste products accumulate in the ...

A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...

Changes in urine appearance—including persistent foaminess, unusual color, or cloudiness—might indicate protein or other substances are leaking through damaged kidney filters. Even slight ...

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.