Picture a man crawling through the desert in tattered clothing, whispering “water” as he nears an oasis. He isn’t thinking ...

Why do some of our organs come in pairs, but other organs do not? We have two eyes, two lungs, two kidneys, but only one nose, one heart, one stomach, etc. Oh well, if someone knows the answer, please ...

The kidneys do a lot of work to ensure that the body is healthy, so this Kidney Health Month let’s take a look at just how our kidneys function. Emmanuelle Gilles, MD, a Board Certified Nephrologist ...

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 ...

To assess kidney function and track chronic kidney disease, health care providers commonly use a measure called eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate). But the two predominant equations used in ...

Kidney function tests determine whether the kidneys are functioning typically or whether a person may need regular testing or further treatment. Many online companies design these types of tests for ...