Why do some of our organs come in pairs, but other organs do not? We have two eyes, two lungs, two kidneys, but only one nose, one heart, one stomach, etc. Oh well, if someone knows the answer, please ...

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are around the size of a fist and located just below the rib cage, on each side of the spine. They are vital organs, meaning they are essential to survival. The ...

The kidneys do a lot of work to ensure that the body is healthy, so this Kidney Health Month let’s take a look at just how our kidneys function. Emmanuelle Gilles, MD, a Board Certified Nephrologist ...

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

Exercising more frequently is associated with a significantly slower decline in measured glomerular filtration rate in a new ...

A new, international study from the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that use of blood levels of cystatin C to estimate kidney function – alone or in combination with creatinine – ...

Kidneys are one of the most important organs of the body, that filter waste and toxins, and keep us healthy. With age, poor lifestyle, alcohol abuse etc., our kidneys can sometimes turn weak, leading ...

The kidneys perform blood filtration to extract waste products that result from protein breakdown, which they then transfer to urine. The body produces nitrogenous waste when it breaks down protein, ...