A comprehensive new review by researchers at the University of Kentucky sheds light on the intricate and damaging ...

The global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, with more than 800 million people affected worldwide. Vascular diseases in patients with CKD are unique and grouped as uremic vascular ...

I care deeply because this chronic disease is mine. It lives inside me. It’s radically changed my life and the life of my ...

A foodborne illness linked to lettuce ripped across 15 states last November, sickening dozens of people and killing one. But ...

While doctors determined he broke his right clavicle, they wanted to do a follow-up MRI to understand why. The reason felt ...

Towana Looney's transplanted pig kidney was removed after 130 days due to rejection. This was the longest a human had survived with a pig kidney transplant. She has returned to dialysis and awaits ...

In the UK, more than 10 per cent of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when the kidneys ...

Less commonly, lower abdominal pain can be a symptom of a more serious ... diverticular disease, or appendicitis. Gynecologic conditions such as menstrual cramps may also be causes, as can kidney ...

The main symptom of kidney stones is pain in your back, abdomen, or side. Some other symptoms include cloudy urine, a burning sensation when you urinate, and nausea. Kidney stones are one of the ...

and shows how an experimental therapy could help prevent kidney failure in high-risk individuals. Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that can result from diabetes, high blood pressure ...

Experts sound the alarm as chronic kidney disease is surging and ignoring these early symptoms could lead to dialysis or a kidney transplant in diabetics. Unchecked diabetes can shut down your ...

revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney disease progression. A repurposed anti-cancer drug, Cilengitide, was found to reduce kidney scarring and slow disease progression ...