Extended exposure to drought conditions coupled with inadequate water intake has been linked to kidney stones, acute kidney ...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

PANJWANI: I’m Haya Panjwani. On this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauren Neergaard and Shelby Lum, ...

"Annual medical check-ups are necessary for those with a family history of kidney disease and those aged 40 years and above." ...

BY SYLVESTER OJENAGBON Chronic kidney disease is a significant public health concern in Nigeria. Studies show its ...

(AP Photo/Shelby Lum, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, ...

When the UCLA team gave Cilengitide to mice with low type 5 collagen, it slowed down the scarring and kidney damage.

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday — a ...

Looney had been on dialysis since 2016 and didn't qualify for a regular transplant — her body was abnormally primed to reject a human kidney. So she sought out a pig kidney and it functioned ...