Are the kidneys part of the endocrine system

DENVER >> Coloradans who are interested in donating a kidney, but concerned it would leave them unable to help if a family member later got sick, have an option to get a “voucher” to shorten a loved ...

Detecting chronic kidney disease is important for early treatment, especially as many people won’t recognise the symptoms.

Q: Each year when I receive results from my yearly blood work I notice that my GFR score keeps going down. This year is the first year that my score dropped below 60, with a score of 57. I am 66 years ...

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All of us should be concerned about salt or, more specifically, our sodium intake, even if we don’t have high blood pressure. About 90 percent of Americans consume too much sodium (1). Why does it ...

New research in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity finds that time-restricted feeding improves markers of kidney and vascular health. The research will be presented this week at the American ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell. When the researchers increased the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell.

A disabled veteran from Bridgeport is asking for the gift of life this Fourth of July.

Independence Day weekend, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's largest independent kidney patient organization, released their annual summer reading list featuring articles ...

Public health in sub-Saharan African countries is experiencing a double burden of diseases. First, for decades, these countries have ...