Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure.

this significant unmet need. Indeed, if there is a limitless supply of organs, many more patients who do not meet the current criteria for transplant eligibility could also be considered as candidates...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) management has traditionally emphasized dietary protein restriction to slow disease progression and delay end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, evidence from trials que...

The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a long wait for human organ transplants.

A study examined whether the use of potassium binder sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) with dialysate potassium could reduce postdialysis heart arrhythmias.

Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a neuroscientist studies the people who do this.

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

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SGLT2 inhibitors treat type 2 diabetes and might also help prevent kidney stones.