Nephrology

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

In current practice, hepatitis C-infected kidneys are exclusively transplanted to patients already infected with the disease…

GOUT is a type of inflammation that is the result of the build up of uric acid in the joints, and causes significant pain and disability…

In the field of transplantation medicine, donor organ shortage continues to be a major unresolved problem.

Patients undergoing either peritoneal or haemodialysis often present with fluid overload; i.e., retention of excessive amounts of water within the body…

Whilst delineating the genetic factors that influence pathologies can be facilitated through laboratory work or small clinical trials, researchers…

A comparison of dialysis and kidney transplants, based on Canadian data, has shown there are major differences in long-term outcomes between the two treatments in individuals with ESKD…

KIDNEY function could be negatively impacted by drinking a soft drink after exercising or carrying out manual labour…