Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is related to lisinopril. As a result, he decreased my daily dosage to just 10 mg ...

A New York student had a lucky break when she volunteered to get an ultrasound during her class — leading to a discovery of an abnormality in her body. "I saved an organ essentially by volunteering ...

A new study found that people who were diagnosed with lupus nephritis (LN) during childhood tend to have abnormal short-term kidney outcomes, especially if they are male and were diagnosed at an older ...

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New research reveals how disrupted energy production in the kidneys contributes to progressive kidney disease in diabetes. DKD is a major cause of kidney failure in Singapore where, on average, nine ...

SAN DIEGO -- Antibiotic prophylaxis may help to protect kidneys of kids with vesicoureteral reflux during febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to another look at the RIVUR trial. Among ...

Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key to managing progression of the disease. A new technique analyzing urine extracellular vesicles (uEVs) - cell-derived nanoscale spherical ...