While we don't pay much attention to them until they're hurting us (hello, kidney stones), our kidneys serve an important function in our bodies. "The kidneys play a crucial role in regulating fluid ...

Your kidneys quietly keep your body in balance — but common daily habits, from painkiller use to poor sleep, could be harming ...

When you think of your vital organs, you probably think of your heart and lungs. But your kidneys also play a big role in how your body functions. Your two kidneys are located below your ribcage on ...

A new study suggests incremental dialysis may preserve kidney function and improve quality of life without added risk. Read ...

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 ...

Doctors say it could lead to more animal-human transplants in the future. Doctors at NYU Langone in New York City announced Wednesday that they have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and ...

Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...