Blood in the urine may seem like a one-time problem, but doctors say it should never be ignored. Early diagnosis of kidney ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragonix Technologies, a leader in organ transplant technologies and services, today announced the successful completion of its hundredth case using the FDA-cleared ...

NOTTO mandates kidney transplant hospitals to publicly disclose survival rates, deaths, graft failures, and long-term ...

Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become more prevalent as the country ages. For those with end-stage disease, a transplant is the ideal ...

Every year, thousands of patients with end-stage kidney disease are told they have been placed on a transplant waiting list. For most, this represents a path forward – a chance at a life untethered ...

A new method for early detection of chronic kidney disease, which affects an estimated 9% of the world's population, has been shown to have potential to service rural and remote patients and ...

Kidney organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have proven to be a valuable tool to study kidney development and disease. However, the lack of vascularization of these ...

Sympathetic efferent renal nerves have key roles in the regulation of kidney function and blood pressure. Increased renal sympathetic nerve activity is thought to contribute to hypertension by ...

Three large randomized trials tested a simple idea: if one blood-pressure drug that blocks the renin-angiotensin system ...

Your kidneys filter about 200 litres of blood every single day and most people don't think about them once. They don't ache and by the time something actually feels wrong, the damage is usually well ...

Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with their kidneys. How does lupus affect the kidneys? Your kidneys filter waste and extra water out of your ...