MDI Bio Lab scientists discovered how zebrafish solve a basic challenge in regenerative biology—insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.

Also known as pyridoxine, Vitamin B6 is a critical player in keeping our kidneys healthy. It supports the metabolism of amino acids and ensures the smooth working of enzymes involved in kidney detox ...

Turmeric tea for kidney health: When the tiny tubules that make up your kidneys - known as the nephrons - get blocked, this is what we refer to as renal tubular obstruction or more simply, clogged ...

Hypertension is both a symptom and complication of kidney disease. With C3G and IC-MPGN, blood pressure management is a foundational ‘shield’ that protects kidney function regardless of other ...

10 percent of the global population suffers from some form of kidney disease. That includes 37 million people in the US, 100,000 of whom pass away each year awaiting a kidney transplant. Our kidneys ...

Mark A.W. Andrews, associate professor of physiology at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, provides the following explanation: This is an excellent question, especially because kidney ...

Babies born prematurely could be at greater risk of developing kidney diseases later in life according to a landmark study investigating the impacts of preterm birth on kidney development. Babies born ...

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) assesses the function of all nephrons, and the single-nephron GFR assesses the function of individual nephrons. How the single-nephron GFR relates to demographic ...