"Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But should the kidneys fail...neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could ...

In a new YouTube video, Justin Cottle at the Institute of Human Anatomy breaks down a condition that he has frequently heard people describe as the most painful thing they have ever experienced, with ...

Subclinical structural features in kidneys from living donors that can only be seen with a microscope modestly contribute to predicting the long-term success of a transplant, new research suggests. In ...

Previous articles in this series have examined the anatomy and physiology of the major dedicated endocrine glands; however, many other organs and tissues have a secondary endocrine function. In this ...

Ryan Hsi, MD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, Division of Endourology and Stone Disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Kidney stone disease research is the focus of a ...

While it doesn't get as much attention as more common cancers like those of the breast, skin, or prostate, kidney cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers among adults. Roughly 55,000 American men ...