A new blood test can identify which individuals of African ancestry carrying high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Akebia Therapeutics R&D Day. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded, and a replay will be made available on the Akebia website following ...

Researches made major strides toward the creation of artificial kidney tissue by demonstrating an undiscovered mechanism behind kidney development and a novel technique for culturing kidney cells, ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. More than one in seven people in the U.S. have ...

This video is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Imagine it’s the first day of summer, and you ...

A New Jersey family is desperately seeking a living donor to save Thaddeus Giansanti, an eighth-grader who was born with kidney disease. Thaddeus has had multiple surgeries throughout his 13 years, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly 30,000 North Carolinians are living with kidney failure, but only a quarter of them received a transplant in 2024. DonKiya Robinson Dailey is among those still waiting ...

For years, scientists have been working to unravel the mystery of patients with failing kidneys dying from heart-related complications. Researchers now say they’ve uncovered a clue that explains why ...

Calyceal diverticulum (CD) is a rare congenital anomaly that predisposes patients to stone formation due to impaired urinary drainage. Flexible ureteroscopy with holmium laser incision of the ...

Cognitive dysfunction in kidney cancer survivors is linked to treatment burden, stress, and fatigue, affecting daily functioning and quality of life. Antiangiogenic therapies in kidney cancer are ...

CKD care should prioritize prevention and kidney health maintenance, as CKD is expected to be a leading cause of death by 2040. Cardiometabolic disorders significantly contribute to CKD, and early ...