ASN Kidney Week, held in November, featured leading-edge science in kidney care, with evidence supporting new drugs to treat ...

Astragalus is a type of medicinal root that has been used conventionally in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. More recently, it has become a trendy type of herbal supplement that is widely ...

Kidneys are one of the most important organs of the body, that filter waste and toxins, and keep us healthy. With age, poor lifestyle, alcohol abuse etc., our kidneys can sometimes turn weak, leading ...

Nearly 1 in 7 adults in the United States lives with chronic kidney disease, a condition that often advances quietly until ...

Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to ...

Pioneering research led by Brazilians describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

Three months after reporting a win in a phase 3 trial of its kidney transplant drug imlifidase—which is likely to pave the way for a first-time approval in the U.S.—Hansa Biopharma has stumbled in a ...

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 ...

Hallie Levine is an award-winning health and medical journalist who frequently contributes to AARP, Consumer Reports, the New York Times, and Health.com. She lives in Fairfield, CT, with her three ...

Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...