Testing for aldosterone levels may hold the key to treatment-resistant hypertension and many other cardiac conditions, but ...

A mutation in a gene that helps regulate high blood pressure is a cause of inherited kidney disease, according to a new study. A mutation in a gene that helps regulate high blood pressure is a cause ...

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

Weill Medical College of Cornell University researchers have made the startling discovery that renin -- a kidney-secreted enzyme crucial to blood pressure regulation -- is also synthesized and ...

An international research team led by Stan Kmoch, PhD, of the Center for Applied Genomics and Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, have ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Renin triggers contraction of blood vessels, thereby ...

Renin levels are higher in hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury than patients without the condition, a new study finds. High renin levels may be a biomarker for worse outcomes in ...

The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a highly regulated hormonal cascade that plays a central role in the control of blood pressure and the maintenance of renal homeostasis. Its components, including ...

Commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been shown to, over time, wreck the kidneys’ ability to filter and purify blood, but exactly how that dangerous side effect unfolded ...

New kidney research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure and heart failure could be ...

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