Serious damage to short-term kidney function-known as acute kidney injury, or AKI-can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...

The Liberation From Acute Dialysis (LIBERATE-D) randomized clinical trial tested the value of a conservative vs conventional hemodialysis strategy on recovery of kidney function in stable patients ...

Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. Prevention may be possible.

In a finding set to change the way disease is monitored, Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is reporting that urine samples can indicate ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of hypertension management. However, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) time in target range (TTR) and the risk of AKI remains ...

Sanskruti Lakhotia from RMIT's Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility holds a bottle of the nanoparticle formula being used to develop Nexsen's kidney diagnostic tests. A simple blood test could ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a silent epidemic affecting thousands of Utahns. According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 5 Utah residents are at high risk, and more than 76 ...

The death rate from hypertensive kidney disease (high blood pressure-related kidney disease) increased by 48% in the U.S. over the past 25 years, with continued differences across demographic groups, ...

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is prevalent in critically ill patients. The optimal timing for initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT) remains unsettled. Clinical intuition suggests early ...