The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and ...

The following is a summary of “Treating chronic kidney disease in Danish primary care: results from the observational ATLAS study,” published in the February 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by ...

Pee is the product of a delicate balance managed by the kidneys that's essential to your health, including the heart. Here's ...

You may need a kidney scan if your health care provider thinks you may have abnormal kidney function or may need surgery for a kidney problem. Your provider may use the scan to see how well blood is ...

The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting nutrients ... with the stomach, right kidney, and intestines right below. “These viruses can cause cell death, and chronic ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number ... mechanisms by which these genes function in both normal and abnormal kidney development.

Kidney organoids have ... organoid maturation and function. The adult kidney is composed of specialized cell types, including epithelial, endothelial, and stromal components. Both the collecting duct ...

and the clinical effect of daily fluid consumption on mortality and kidney function has seldom been addressed. Using a non-institutionalised, geographically dispersed and ethnically diverse national ...

Diagnosis of AKI and the distinction between CKD is a challenge when baseline kidney function is unknown; pre-existing CKD may have been misclassified as AKI. Our estimate of baseline kidney disease ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in ...

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows. Investigators found that taking a ...