A quasiexperimental study conducted in China provides strong evidence that air pollution is linked to kidney impairment, which points to the importance of policy efforts to ensure clean air. The ...

The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in diabetes, and now scientists have found that one path to this damage dramatically reduces the kidney's ability to clean up after itself. The natural ...

Kidneys are one of the most important organs of our body. They clean the blood, remove toxins from the body, and help control blood pressure, but in our busy lives, we often forget to take care of ...

The current kidney care model—focused on late-stage disease and in-center hemodialysis—is unsustainable, because of costs, environmental burden, poor outcomes, and reduced quality of life.

When it comes to supporting your kidneys, what you drink matters. Registered dietitians say one tea in particular stands out: green tea. Your kidneys work around the clock—filtering about 150 quarts ...