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The human body is a marvel of interconnected systems, each reliant on the other to function optimally. Among these vital systems, the kidneys play a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well ...

Understanding these linkages not only helps patients make sense of complex symptoms but also guides better treatment ...

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 ...

An image of a mouse kidney glomerulus taken on a fluorescence microscope showing cell nuclei in blue, the PIEZO2 gene in magenta, and the renin gene in green. Each dot represents a single mRNA ...

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 ...

As scientists uncover the hidden threads linking kidney dysfunction and heart failure, patients may soon benefit from earlier ...

Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...