Low birth weight can increase the risk of kidney disease later in life. Experts explain how neonatal health and nephron development influence lifelong kidney function ...

We often hear about salt in the context of heart health or ‘water weight’, but there is a quieter, more persistent danger ...

We often hear about salt in the context of heart health or ‘water weight’, but there is a quieter, more persistent danger lurking with regard to our kidneys. While sodium is a vital electrolyte, the ...

Hypertension is often described in simple terms: a chronic condition in which blood pressure remains persistently elevated. Yet behind those numbers o.

Chronic kidney disease is emerging as a major public health challenge in Kenya. It is estimated that nearly four million Kenyans, about one in every 10 people, live with some form of kidney disease, ...

To model bacterial life, Thornburg and his colleagues turned to one of its simplest examples: a bacterial cell with a ...

Kidney disease rarely arrives with loud warning signs. It develops slowly, often over years, and many people discover it only ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

The nephrons are the structures of the kidney that filter the blood and reabsorb water and other molecules. Each nephron consists of a tubule and a glomerulus. Cells lining the kidney proximal tubule ...

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell ...

On World Kidney Day, Newsweek explores how one country is testing whether early detection can slow a global epidemic.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...