Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that ...

A major clinical trial shows that a conservative, indication-based dialysis strategy improves kidney recovery and reduces ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function-known as acute kidney injury, or AKI-can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...

With indications that ‘“dialysis begets dialysis”’ and can obscure kidney function improvement, a novel trial shows notable ...

The medical community generally believes that having an acute kidney injury (AKI) makes kidney function worse when people already have chronic kidney disease (CKD). But a new study suggests that may ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is among the most common organ failures observed in the hospital and can irrevocably alter the ...

Identification of AKI subphenotypes and their pathogenesis may lead to individualized therapies to prevent adverse kidney events. Investigators have identified 2 distinct acute kidney injury (AKI) ...

In an inspiring story of resilience, medical excellence, and a mother's unconditional love, PACE Hospitals has successfully ...

AKI can be classified as prerenal, intrinsic, or postrenal, with KDIGO criteria guiding diagnosis. New biomarkers like NGAL and cystatin C allow earlier and more precise detection of AKI. Preventing ...

The early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are usually asymptomatic, with kidney function progressively and ...

Kidney Care Partners (KCP)—the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition representing patients, ...