KDIGO guideline is the first specifically addressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and focuses on some unique aspects of management.

Some people, however, may develop the progressive loss of kidney function, or chronic kidney disease (CKD). High blood pressure may be a sign of kidney dysfunction. It can damage the blood vessels ...

Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet.

Tasian, a pediatric urologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who has conducted research on kidney stones in children. Tasian said the disease affects adults and children in similar ways ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent ...