Kidneys are vital to a child’s overall health because they help filter waste from the blood, regulate fluid balance and ...

Kidneys form as their tubules branch, a variable process that leads to some people's kidneys having nine times as many nephrons as others - and potentially many more times the filtration power and ...

MDI Bio Lab scientists discovered how zebrafish solve a basic challenge in regenerative biology—insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.

The combination of ADPKD genotype and baseline kidney size can predict rapid kidney function decline in routine clinical practice. Combining genotype and kidney length can identify nearly 9 out of 10 ...

Kidney stones are the most common urinary tract condition globally, and calcium oxalate stones are the most prevalent type. Calcium oxalate forms when calcium combines with oxalate in the urine and ...

SELECT was a large study focused on obesity and cardiovascular disease in people without type 2 diabetes, but it included kidney outcomes as a secondary end point. The data showed that semaglutide ...