Kidney disease encompasses a complex set of diseases that can aggravate or start systemic pathophysiological processes through their complex metabolic mechanisms and effects on body homoeostasis. The ...

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The Pope remains in a critical condition and is now showing an "initial, mild" kidney problem - but is "vigilant" and took part in Mass in hospital with those caring for him. The Vatican statement ...

You may have heard that eating complex carbs is better than simple carbs. But nutrition labels don’t always tell you if the carbohydrate content is simple or complex. Complex carbohydrates are ...

“Unfortunately, Brett was diagnosed with thyroid cancer toward the end of last year, around our one-year wedding anniversary,” she said in a confessional. “I thought, like, how? Like, I’m ...

You can do several things to prevent kidney stones, which can form when your urine becomes saturated with substances that crystallize into a stone, such as calcium or uric acid. Simple "fixes ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

Kidney infections (pyelonephritis) can occur when bacteria from the urinary tract travel up the urethra and affect one or both kidneys. Sometimes, the bacteria that cause kidney, or renal ...

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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder whereby a large number of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, but also in other organs. PKD can be autosomal dominant (one mutated ...

Genetic studies performed in humans and mutant mice have implicated a number of critical genes, in utero environmental factors and molecular mechanisms that regulate nephron endowment and kidney size.

Hundreds of potential kidney donors can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure. The test is part of national genetic testing available on the NHS and will help ...