The kidneys produce certain hormones in our bodies that help control blood pressure and make red blood cells. However, many ...

* Sex-specific cut-off values are from a single study. Use of the same cut-off value for men and women leads to higher values of prevalence for women than men. Current recommendations from the ...

Fibrosis occurs when inflammation activates immune cells and fibroblasts to release collagen and cytokines that remodel and ...

Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based diagnostic tests, they get can important health screenings, too. At the ...

The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than ...

Creatinine levels indicate a person's kidney health, and high levels mean your kidneys are not working as effectively as they should.

A face mask with specialized sensors was able to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on exhaled levels of ammonia and other metabolites, according to the results of an Italian study. Sensors for ...

Reduced kidney function from chronic kidney disease may undermine the accuracy of blood-based biomarkers used to predict AD outcomes.