Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interaction of heart disease with kidney disease may be present at subclinical stages. Echocardiographic ...

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, the loss of podocytes—part of the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier—causes irreversible disease progression. So far, physicians and researchers have found ...

The kidneys are vital organs responsible for filtering waste, balancing fluids, and regulating blood pressure. When kidney function declines, the body often sends out early warning signs, not always ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nutrients, researchers estimated the association of coffee consumption and genetic predisposition to caffeine metabolism on kidney function.

PKD is mainly caused by mutations in the PKD1 and PKD2 genes, affecting polycystin proteins. Disrupted signaling pathways, like cAMP and vasopressin, are major drivers of cyst growth. Tolvaptan is ...