For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people ...

Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell ...

Deficiency of the pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor gene was identified as a risk factor ...

In this video, Girish N Nadkarni, MD, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses recent advancements in chronic kidney disease care.

Clinicians should continue to monitor UACR or UPCR in at-risk children. During periods of rapid growth such as puberty, children with low GFR may show rapid decline in kidney function. Puberty is a ...

Some drugs are known as nephrotoxic, which means that their effects can cause damage to the kidneys. Drugs such as certain ...

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source ...

Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

Conditions like preeclampsia significantly raise a woman’s lifetime risk of chronic kidney disease, making pregnancy complications important predictors of future kidney health. Hormonal changes ...

Kidney disease that becomes progressively worse is known as chronic kidney disease. Early stages (1-3): Your kidneys can still filter waste out of your blood in these stages. You may notice ...

Unfortunately, kidney disease develops with minimal initial symptoms. The ability to recognise and respond to these subtle indicators is crucial. Early detection can significantly impact treatment ...