Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function. While 'renal' stems from Latin for kidneys and is common in medical jargon,

Fibrosis occurs when inflammation activates immune cells and fibroblasts to release collagen and cytokines that remodel and damage tissue. Key molecules like C1q and CCR8 drive this process by promoting fibroblast activation and directing immune cells to sites of injury.

Cornell’s SensTech project team earned third place at the international SensUs biosensor competition this August for developing a wearable microneedle-based device that continuously monitors creatinine levels to help manage kidney disease.

The analysis demonstrated a clear inverse relationship between copper intake and the risk of kidney disease. Participants consuming up to 1.47 mg of copper per day had a 49% lower risk of developing CKD. Those with copper intake up to 0.98 mg per day showed a 60% lower likelihood of developing DKD (OR 0.40).

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Veteran actor Satish Shah passed away at 74 due to kidney failure. The actor had earlier undergone a kidney transplant to take care of his wife who is battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Administering rectal NSAIDs before or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not increase patients’ risk for acute kidney injury, according to a study presented at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

A new doctoral thesis recently published by Giorgi Beridze at Karolinska Institutet sheds light on the relationship between multimorbidity and kidney health in older adults. The research explores how kidney function is ascertained in older adults,