Suboptimal kidney response to the hormone FGF-23 may put chronic kidney disease patients at increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular events. Resistance to the hormonal actions of FGF-23 in ...

Reduced levels of a hormone produced by fat cells and linked to the development of insulin resistance may also be related to a higher risk of kidney disease, according to a study led by researchers at ...

A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes may also help people with chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes, according ...

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Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our ...

Thyroid hormone signaling plays a role in the progression of ADPKD. Treatment with T4 might slow cyst growth and delay progression. Alterations in thyroid hormone signaling is implicated in the ...

A hormone widely used to treat anemia inexplicably triggered a life-threatening reaction in some kidney dialysis patients and left them needing weekly blood transfusions, French researchers say. The ...

UVA researchers discovered how the body knows when to stop producing renin. A hormone called angiotensin II causes calcium ...

A new study has identified a critical "pressure sensor" inside the kidney that helps the body control blood pressure and ...

The gastrointestinal hormone secretin- often associated with its role in the pancreas- increases and improves both heart and kidney function, according to a new study. Researchers write that their ...