The first study, conducted by Louvar and colleagues, sought to determine the relative influence of donor characteristics ("nature") vs transplant center characteristics ("nurture") on deceased donor ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers who investigated the level of kidney function and subsequent cancer risk in more than 1 million adults have found that reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) — a key ...

Acute kidney injury - defined as an abrupt decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) - is among the top causes of hospitalization during a heat wave. New research published ahead of print in the ...

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

Kidney failure has a significant impact on public health; about 750,000 Americans and 2 million people around the world are affected every year. People can be treated with dialysis or a transplant, ...

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and normal kidney function had increased bleeding risk with dabigatran when used alongside P-glycoprotein inhibitors diltiazem and verapamil, according to ...

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...