Treating constipation with lubiprostone may confer renal benefits in chronic kidney disease by modulating microbiome-driven ...

When Sherry Mansour, MD, assistant professor of medicine (nephrology), first began her training at Yale, she was struck by ...

A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys.

Ignoring albuminuria testing may lead to systematic underdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease, leaving millions of patients at ...

QUEST TO IDENTIFY RHEA RASMUSSEN. WE HAVE MORE BREAKING NEWS NOW THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS. NOON. A SECOND NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN HAS NOW RECEIVED A SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. THE GRANITE STATERS ARE ...

Scientists have uncovered how lymphatic vessels – the kidney’s ‘plumbing system’ – undergo dramatic changes during chronic transplant rejection, becoming structurally disorganised and spreading to ...

A novel pill that blocks the hormone aldosterone shows promise for lowering blood pressure and potentially delaying the progression of kidney disease in people with both conditions. The preliminary ...

Deaths from blood-pressure-driven kidney disease have increased dramatically during the past quarter-century, according to a new study. Deaths from high blood pressure-related kidney disease increased ...

In a landmark move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given biotech company eGenesis the go-ahead to conduct a broader human trial in pig-to-human kidney transplants, marking a significant ...

Nine out of 10 people with chronic kidney disease only find out when it progresses to later stages. Here’s what we know about its risk factors—and why there's new reason to hope for more effective ...