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How To Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

Here's a fact you can impress your friends with -- every 30 minutes your kidneys filter all the blood in your body eliminating waste and excess fluid. P...

Treatment that Kidney Disease Patients Should Know: Dialysis

Dialysis is a treatment that does some of the things done by healthy kidneys. It is needed when your own kidneys can no longer take care of your body’s needs. There are two types of dialysis …

Kidney stone disease easy to soften

The passage of a kidney stone is often described as one of the most painful experiences one can endure; possibly even more so than childbirth. In addition, stones that do not pass can lead to blockage of the kidney, risking loss of organ function...

Health Column: Five weeks after a new kidney, a Ph.D.

The prospect of defending a thesis to a panel of discerning advisers is enough to make any Ph.D. candidate sweat.... Read More

Microchip used to build a first-ever artificial kidney

Nephrologists are making major progress on a first-of-its kind device to free kidney patients from dialysis. He is building an implantable artificial kidney with microchip filters and living kidney cells that will be powered by a patient's own heart.

Lab-grown kidneys a step closer

Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.

Artificial intelligence could help save kidneys

VA researchers and AI have developed a breakthrough technology that has the potential to predict a life-threatening kidney condition.

UPDATE: Kidney 4 Tenesa succeeds

A Bloomington woman in need of a kidney has gotten one - and is now in recovery.

A Dream Starting to Come True: Wearable Kidneys

Groups in the United States and other countries are doing studies on different types of wearable kidneys.

Could transforming alpha cells into beta cells treat diabetes?

In a mouse study, scientists normalized blood sugar levels by transforming alpha cells in the pancreas into insulin-producing beta cells.

Feline kidney transplants: Behind the scenes at Penn Vet

The University of Pennsylvania veterinary hospital's transplant team, led by veterinarian Lillian Aronson, has completed scores of feline kidney transplants, and this article provides a behind-the-scenes look at the team's 151st case. Most cases are successful, with 92% of patients leaving the hospital after the transplant and 70% living at least one year past the procedure. "You feel like you're saving the life of a family member," said Dr. Aronson of the procedure.

Preventing Kidney Stones May Be As Simple As Changing Your Diet

Simply keeping your urine light yellow will go a long way toward preventing kidney stones -- drinking plenty of water is essential.

Not just back pain: 6 things to know about kidney stones

Got Kidney Disease? Eat Plants.

Plant foods can be beneficial for those with kidney disease in three important ways. Blood pressure: Kidney disease often...

Everything You Need To Know About Kidney Stones

Researchers have found that riding roller coasters may help pass kidney stones! But what are kidney stones and what causes them?

Special diet improves feline chronic kidney disease

Some good news for cats (and their owners)! Like people, cats can develop chronic kidney disease. In fact, about 10% of felines over the age of 9 years develop it. Common symptoms in cats include w…

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