Early detection and new biomarkers are changing how we manage acute kidney injury—and its link to chronic kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function. This affects essential bodily functions, including mineral balance, red blood cell production, and waste ...

Credit: Getty Images Major effects of febuxostat on renal outcome might ... uric acid in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), febuxostat may preserve kidney function, investigators report.

Early kidney damage often shows subtle signs like foamy urine, swelling, and increased nighttime urination. Fatigue, ...

New data from the CONFIDENCE trial demonstrates that combination therapy with finerenone and empagliflozin leads to ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, statin therapy can help slow progression of kidney dysfunction and decrease proteinuria. Progression of kidney function decline and proteinuria in patients ...

Treatment can slow the progression of the disease. If left untreated, CKD may lead to kidney failure. At this stage, called end-stage renal ... function. But there is no cure for chronic kidney ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a gradual loss of kidney function over several years ... For this reason, a person with end stage renal disease will need dialysis or a kidney transplant to ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge ... 35,36 Genetic conditions affecting renal tubular function (tubulopathies) encompass more than 50 syndromes, which usually involve ...

Kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function over time that can lead to renal failure ... most common types of kidney disease include chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney infections ...