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Your kidneys work 24/7, filtering about 200 quarts of blood daily to remove waste and excess water. These fist-sized organs play a crucial role in maintaining overall health, yet most people rarely ...

Your kidneys filter blood, balance fluids and make hormones that are necessary for red blood cells and bones. Foods like leafy greens, tofu and flaxseed can support kidney health and help lower ...

Your kidneys quietly filter your blood all day, balancing fluids, clearing waste, and helping control blood pressure. Yet kidney health often only gets attention once something goes wrong. Many people ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

Fish treated with SGLT2 inhibitors maintained healthier kidneys as they aged. Their kidneys preserved denser networks of capillaries, retained a stronger filtration barrier, and showed more stable ...

A fast-aging fish is giving scientists a rare, accelerated look at how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug may slow that ...

Diabetes remains the leading cause of chronic kidney disease in the United States, affecting nearly 40 percent of adults living with the condition. When blood sugar levels stay elevated over time, the ...

It’s important for everyone with lupus to eat healthy. But if you have lupus nephritis (a kidney disease caused by lupus), you may need to make some specific changes to your eating habits. Some of ...