Cells expressing PAX8 (nucleus, red) considered podocyte precursors, line the outer Bowman’s capsule. Activated during the low salt-fasting mimicking diet (LS-FMD), the cells migrate and ...

Kidney aging rarely draws attention until something goes wrong. Over time, these organs quietly lose strength, filter less efficiently, and struggle to keep the body balanced. A new study now brings ...

Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

A less intensive dialysis strategy is feasible for stable patients with acute kidney injury, but warrants further testing. A conservative vs conventional approach to hemodialysis may help ...

With chronic kidney disease (CKD), eating more protein than your kidneys can handle can raise waste products in your blood and strain kidney function. If you are not on dialysis, a low protein diet is ...