Cysts, fibrosis, and tubular degeneration form the typical triad of pathologies leading to the gradual decline in kidney ...

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney is the nephron, which performs a multitude of tasks including blood filtration, re-absorption of salt, water and other compounds required by ...

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Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder whereby a large number of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, but also in other organs. PKD can be autosomal dominant (one mutated ...

Abdominal ultrasound revealed a cystic necrotic mass measuring 56 × 45 mm in the right kidney. A preliminary diagnosis of Wilms tumor (WT) led to the initiation of preoperative vincristine therapy.

A recent study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has found a strong link between the use of PPIs and various forms of kidney damage. The team analyzed data from the ...

These drugs are actually commonly prescribed to people with kidney disease and other kidney complications. While ACE inhibitors and ARBs do not tend to harm the kidneys on their own, certain factors ...

In 2023, the American Heart Association defined the concept of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome as a health disorder ascribed to connections among obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney ...

An ultra-rare kidney disease that can become life-threatening now has its first FDA-approved therapy. The affirmative regulatory decision is the third for Novartis’s Fabhalta, building up the ...

Occasional bubbles are normal, but persistent foaming might indicate protein in your urine – a classic early warning sign of kidney disease. Healthy kidneys keep protein in your blood where it ...