Researches made major strides toward the creation of artificial kidney tissue by demonstrating an undiscovered mechanism behind kidney development and a novel technique for culturing kidney cells, ...

This video is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Imagine it’s the first day of summer, and you ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. More than one in seven people in the U.S. have ...

A fast-aging fish is giving scientists a rare, accelerated look at how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug may slow that process down. Researchers found that SGLT2 inhibitors, widely used to treat ...

Allowing payments to organ donors would undoubtedly save lives. So what are the psychological – and political – impediments? Right now, about 7,000 people are awaiting a kidney transplant in the UK.

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results. Will dialysis and organ transplants become a thing of the past? A healthy ...

As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...

Complications from a Covid infection can harm the heart, brain, lungs and kidneys. A new study finds that patients hospitalized for Covid were less likely to suffer severe kidney damage if they were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ljubaphoto via Getty Images Your kidneys are pretty vital: They filter your blood and get rid of the waste in the body through ...

Ryan Coleman is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly with previous work in MUBI Notebook, Slant, and the LA Review of Books. "The kidney that had been transplanted" into Coleman's body at the age of ...

Type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic has been linked to a host of potential benefits outside of blood sugar management, including weight loss and helping to break addictions. Ozempic side effects tend ...