The structure and function of the kidney, including its roles in urine production and homeostasis. This is the first in a series of articles examining the renal system. Abstract The kidneys are ...

Chronic kidney disease is a category of kidney dysfunction, characterised by irreversible changes to kidney structure and a reduction in kidney function. This fourth article in a series about the ...

In the past two years we have observed 4 patients with manifestations of deranged function of the central nervous system in whom hyponatremia appeared to be related to an abnormal secretion of ...

The increased use of abdominal imaging techniques for a variety of indications has contributed to more-frequent detection of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Ultrasonography has been used to characterize ...

Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with their kidneys. How does lupus affect the kidneys? Your kidneys filter waste and extra water out of your ...

What is kidney cancer? Kidney cancer is a disease where cancer cells begin to develop abnormally in the kidneys. As cancer cells grow rapidly, they can form a tumor, and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the ultrasound-based Paradise renal denervation system for the treatment of hypertension, marking the culmination of more than a decade of work—with ...