Only the walls of the kidney blood vessels are somewhat thickened in the rats with the mutated PDE3A gene and hypertension (right). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

High blood sugar damages blood vessels in the kidneys ... there is potential for the medication to be officially labeled for kidney protection. Such a development would open the door for more ...

In a breakthrough study, researchers in California have successfully grown blood vessels from kidney patients' own skin cells, a development that will increase the ease and safety of dialysis.

it may indicate declining kidney health. When the blood vessels in your kidneys are harmed, they can struggle to function effectively. This impairment prevents the kidneys from filtering out all ...