The renal or kidney medulla is the inner part of the kidney. The medulla helps regulate the concentration of urine by filtering out water, salts, and acid. The National Institute of Diabetes and ...

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

There are certain nighttime hydration habits and rules you should know to keep your kidneys healthy. Nephrologist has listed ...

To assess kidney function and track chronic kidney disease, health care providers commonly use a measure called eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate). But the two predominant equations used in ...

Weight fluctuations, whether sudden gain or loss, can have a significant impact on kidney health. Studies suggest that rapid or frequent changes in body weight are linked to a higher risk of chronic ...

In a recent study of healthy young adults, marijuana use was not associated with change in kidney function over time or the appearance of albumin in the urine, which is a sign of kidney damage.