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 ...

New research has revealed that the connection between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome, which is made up of bacteria ...

Yale researchers have identified CD8+ T cells as a key driver of kidney damage in lupus, challenging the long-standing focus on B cells. The discovery may explain why some patients do not respond to ...

Kidney failure refers to when a person’s kidney function drops significantly. Sudden kidney failure is acute kidney injury (AKI) and can cause death in extreme cases. Healthy kidneys filter waste and ...

With chronic kidney disease (CKD), eating more protein than your kidneys can handle can raise waste products in your blood and strain kidney function. If you are not on dialysis, a low protein diet is ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects nearly 36 million people. “CKD is a real public health crisis, and one that’s steadily rising,” said Merlin Thomas, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRACP, a professor of ...