Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental factors, as well as existing medical conditions. Known genetic risk factors for ...

High blood pressure could do more damage than you think.A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered ...

This cell cluster may look jumbled, but it is well organized. Called a glomerulus, it’s a cluster of cells from a kidney; it filters and processes blood to maintain proper levels of water, salt, and ...

FSGS is a disease that damages the glomeruli, which are the filtering units inside the kidneys that clean the blood. It leads to scarring, or sclerosis, in the kidneys. FSGS only occurs in small ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3 glomerulopathy) is a very rare kidney disease. Those diagnosed with it have one of two forms of this disease: dense deposit disease (DDD) or C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN ...

While diabetes has long been known to harm the kidneys, this study confirms that high blood pressure can also cause direct ...

Glomerulonephritis refers to several conditions that affect the structures within the kidneys, whereas nephrotic syndrome refers to a set of symptoms that indicate the kidneys are not working properly ...