Nephrology

NURSING home residents receiving haemodialysis for chronic kidney disease may be at greater risk of COVID-19. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, identified residents at a nursing home, an already vulnerable population, who were found to have repeated and prolonged exposure to the virus.

MEASURING two proteins in urine of deceased donors may help determine which kidneys are suitable for transplant. The ratio of the proteins can help predict which kidneys were most likely to recover from infection or injury.

KIDNEY stones occur when a build-up of salts and minerals form crystals that enlarge into a hard mass, causing considerable pain and blockages…

FILTERING and ion transport, the primary functions of the kidney, have been simulated in a device created by chemical engineers…

A UNIQUE type of endemic kidney disease, originating in farming villages located along the Danube River in Balkan countries, is now thought…

THE SAFETY and cost-effectiveness of not giving prehydration to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior to a CT scan has been preliminary…

A NEW STUDY has revealed that an individual’s genetics contributes to the benefits of a dietary compound on kidney health…

WILMS’ TUMOUR, also knowns as nephroblastoma, is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children under the age of five….