Merck and Eisai's experimental combination treatment helped extend the time certain patients with advanced kidney cell cancer lived without their disease progressing, according to interim data from a late-stage study.

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,

When Demetri Maxim was seven years old, his mother’s kidneys stopped working. She was put on dialysis, which meant that she had to go to the hospital four times a week to have her blood filtered by a machine since her own kidneys could no longer function independently.

Members of the community came together at the Austin Kidney Walk to support those living with the disease, and to raise money for resources, awareness, advocacy and prevention.

Kidney failure is a progressive condition where the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and balance fluids in the body. Often developing silently, it is commonly triggered by uncontrolled diabetes,

The current recommended urine protein to creatinine ratio is arbitrary, and a lower bar would capture more lupus nephritis onset, researchers say. They make a case for changing the guidelines.

For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an opportunity to potentially improve or possibly save human lives. Their study, published on October 22 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, offers some of the most detailed looks into reptile urates.

The combination of dietary patterns, environmental pollution and possible infectious agents, might play a role in the development of this condition. S