DENVER (KDVR) — One in seven U.S. adults has kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation. A new partnership is hoping to bring kidney screenings right to people who need them.

Knowing the difference between kidney pain vs. back pain can be difficult because problems with the kidneys may cause dull or sharp pains on the side or along the back. The location of the discomfort, ...

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration. By Gina Kolata Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Podocytes are located in structures called glomeruli, which make up the kidney’s filtration system. Damage to these cells can lead to impaired kidney function and eventually chronic kidney disease.

The 226 kidney-transplant recipients were bled before transplantation, and the serums tested against lymphocytes of 10 to 40 randomly selected persons. 6 On the basis of these reactions, serums ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

NSAIDs can pose a risk to your kidney health. But while acetaminophen may be safer, all pain medications should be taken with a doctor’s supervision if you have kidney disease. It’s almost a ...

The early stages of kidney damage may cause few or no symptoms. However, as damage accumulates and prevents the kidneys from functioning correctly, people may begin to notice symptoms. These may ...

That’s the point where the benefits of kidney support supplements become particularly significant. Kidney support supplements are specially formulated to promote healthy kidney function and ...

Rick Ward has lived without a kidney most his life and has lived a healthy life until up until just last month. And as someone who’s worked his entire life helping others, he’s hoping someone ...

Eleanor Rivera receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a disease afflicting 35.5 ...