Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a slow health problem that affects how well your kidneys clean your blood. It has five stages ...

Blocking fatty ceramides could stop acute kidney injury—and possibly revolutionize mitochondrial disease treatment.

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health ...

From not drinking enough water to overconsuming painkillers, there are many habits that a person does unknowingly that cause ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...

Medications and extra fluid infusions can help protect your kidneys from damage during chemotherapy. More than one million people receive chemotherapy or radiation treatments for their cancer each ...

Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in ...

That vitamin bottle on your kitchen counter promising improved energy, stronger immunity, or enhanced performance might hide an uncomfortable truth – many popular supplements can damage your kidneys ...