The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Each kidney houses approximately one million nephrons, which filter blood and produce urine. Each nephron is composed of two main ...

According to researchers, noninvasive urinary assessments of kidney tubule health can identify risk of CKD progression beyond eGFR and albuminuria. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

The kidneys play a dominant role in regulating both the volume and composition of the extracellular fluid. They function to ensure that the body maintains a homeostatic internal environment. They ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) may progress to chronic kidney disease, and there is an urgent need for approaches that improve the limited regeneration of the renal tubules after AKI.

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes, have significant heart- and ...

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes, have significant heart- and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who had exercise intervention walked an average 291 more steps daily vs. patients with health education ...

The team followed up the finding in tests in human kidney cells in lab dishes, and observed similar results. The researchers administered an IL-11 antibody to cells with diabetic kidney disease, and ...