Kidney

Computer kidney sheds light on proper hydration

The first computational model that simulates the muscle contractions that move urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Hydration sensor could improve dialysis

Noninvasive device could benefit patients with kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or dehydration.

How does heart failure develop in people with chronic kidney disease?

If you have kidney disease, you are more likely to get heart disease. Heart disease is the most common cause of death among people...

Protecting cell powerhouse could offer better treatment of acute kidney injury

Powerhouses, called mitochondria, which provide fuel for our cells, start to fragment, likely as one of the first steps in the kidney cell damage...

Kidney age, not kidney disease, study

Since 2002, the different stages of CKD have been used by doctors to label reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) – the rate at which...

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