No, kidneys do not shrink, *literally* when you’re dehydrated. However, dehydration triggers measurable changes with slower filtration, stress signals, and potentially long-term damage if ...

Understanding kidney vulnerability Your kidneys serve as vital filtration systems, processing everything that enters your body, including supplements.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health issue worldwide. Many patients end up requiring regular dialysis to avoid kidney failure and stay ...

Diabetic medicine Ozempic now approved by Health Canada to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type ...

Kidneys are way more than the filtration system of our body (by removing waste products like urea and excess water); they ...

This prompted the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology to create a task force to “reassess inclusion of race in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate.” The task ...

Researchers from Dokkyo Medical University in Japan found that estimated glomerular filtration rate is a valuable tool in indicating preoperative renal function in gastric cancer patients, according ...

Selpercatinib leads to pseudo-decreased kidney function, which impairs tubular creatinine excretion. Cystatin C has no tubular secretion and may be a better marker for managing selpercatinib ...

STOCKHOLM — Improvements in kidney function outcomes observed with glucagon -like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes extend to patients who are overweight or ...