The first study, conducted by Louvar and colleagues, sought to determine the relative influence of donor characteristics ("nature") vs transplant center characteristics ("nurture") on deceased donor ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function—even within the range considered normal—may help identify people at risk of ...

Acute kidney injury - defined as an abrupt decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) - is among the top causes of hospitalization during a heat wave. New research published ahead of print in the ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, suggesting both measures should be used together. A new study suggests that when ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers who investigated the level of kidney function and subsequent cancer risk in more than 1 million adults have found that reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) — a key ...

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 ...