Kidney transplantation can be done using kidneys from either living or deceased donors, and both options save lives. Living ...

Scientists have uncovered why people with chronic kidney disease so often die from heart problems: damaged kidneys release ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that even slight abnormalities in kidney function—within the normal ...

A kidney transplant is placing a healthy kidney into a person whose kidneys have failed and not working properly. It is recommended for people with end-stage kidney disease, where both the kidneys are ...

The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. While it's possible to live without organs like the appendix, gallbladder, or spleen, several of our organs are ...

New research shows diseased kidneys release toxic extracellular vesicles into the blood, damaging the heart and explaining ...