Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy promotes relatively rapid weight loss, reduces obesity-related health issues and improves eligibility for kidney transplantation for patients with advanced…
Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a…
A systematic review of 35 years of global medical literature finds a spectrum of reasons why people sell kidneys. The…
Approximately ten per cent of the world’s population currently suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD). This puts people at increased…
For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival…
About one in two women are affected by cystitis during her lifetime, and many suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections….
Fresh insights into a protein that causes damage in kidneys and hearts could open up new treatment options for chronic…
Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic…
Mass General Brigham was one of the first institutions to remove race as a variable in formulas used to estimate…
Urinary incontinence affects nearly 20% of women aged older than 50 years. Many factors can influence a woman’s risk of…
Among 35,864 United Kingdom residents, every one-year increase in retinal age, assessed by retinal microvasculature changes, was associated with a…
In a large cohort of patients with common forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers found that urine-to-plasma ratio of urea…
A new study led by Ochsner infectious diseases clinical pharmacist Kevin Lin, PharmD, was recently published in PLoS One, suggesting that…
New research has revealed elevated risks of death during the COVID-19 pandemic for both COVID-19–positive and other patients on hemodialysis…
Researchers linked meteorological history in New York State with data from over 1.1 million emergency room visits during 2005-2013 and…
This randomized trial recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) found that a 12- month program of…
Statins can effectively lower high cholesterol, and many individuals take rosuvastatin, one member of this drug class. New research based…
A recent clinical trial described in CJASN has examined the potential of vitamin D supplementation for protecting the kidney health…
A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones – two different theories emerged, each…