In a new study, researchers demonstrated long-term, non-invasive monitoring of blood sodium levels using a system that ...

The objective of this work is to develop and implement a computer-aided decision support system for an automated diagnosis and classification of ultrasound kidney images. This approach combines ...

Your kidneys do a ton of behind-the-scenes work to keep you healthy. A couple of cups of tea a day probably won’t hurt them—but drowning in tea without checking the fine print might.

For people with diabetes, 20·5% and 12·2% of deceased and living donor kidney transplant recipients die within 5 years of transplantation. 6 Given GLP-1 receptor agonists' cardiometabolic and renal ...

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the validity and reliability of ultrasonography measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area compared to computed tomography in patients in pre-dialysis chronic kidney ...

An ultrasound scanhead was placed between the transducers, an hyperechoic spots in the image indicated pockets of bubbles during ESWL. A coincidence-detection algorithm and the confocal transducers ...

Once kidneys are damaged, the road to recovery becomes difficult. While medication can help manage the damage, a fully restored kidney is rarely possible. Kidney damage may result from several causes, ...

Biofilms are physical barriers composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that enable planktonic bacteria to resist host responses and antibacterial treatments, complicating efforts to clear ...

We randomly assigned participants with chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], 30 to 90 ml per minute per 1.73 m 2 of body-surface area), albuminuria (a urinary ...

New 100-week data from the ongoing Phase 1/2 study of zigakibart, an investigational anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody, reinforce its potential as a disease-modifying treatment for IgA nephropathy ...

Fathers, like mothers, must prioritize their health as they age, focusing on key organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, brain, and prostate, as well as managing cholesterol levels. Experts emphasize ...