Your kidneys are among the most important organs that work round the clock to keep you fit and healthy. While many people do ...

It's expressed as a number of milliliters per minute. If your kidneys are damaged, this GFR will be lower. It's a hard process to measure the GFR exactly, so it's usually estimated. You'll have a ...

GLP-1 agonists substantially slowed kidney deterioration and failure, independent of diabetes status. The most extensive and ...

These improvements were defined as "a drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate -- a measure of how much blood the kidneys filter clean every minute -- of at least 50%," according to the news ...

In a new study published in Lupus Science & Medicine, researchers found a connection between renal (kidney) response and long ...

The present case and others in the literature indicate that the presence of hydronephrosis, even if associated with no apparent glomerular filtration rate (i.e. 'nonfunctioning kidneys'), must be ...

Patients that receive heart transplants with DCD hearts have comparable early renal outcomes to patients that receive hearts donated after brain death.

UK: A recent retrospective cohort study has highlighted the critical role of kidney function in patients diagnosed with ...

The best diabetes medication if you have kidney disease can vary by the severity of your kidney damage. You may need to use one that does not require dose adjustment based on your kidney function.

Tolvaptan efficacy was assessed among younger adults 18-35 years with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), who are at high risk for progression.