Researchers led by Ibrahim Hashim, PhD, analyzed serum creatinine values of 56,676 patients over 16 months, according to a July 26 news release. After removing the race adjustment, 14% to 28% of Black ...

For many people with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition in which immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies accumulate in the kidneys and trigger inflammation, kidney function stays stable for many years. For ...

The nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone has been reported to improve kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in persons with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

In the lab, it’s easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units, or nephrons, that make up a human kidney. But ...