New Target Found to Stop Diabetes Kidney Damage
Researchers discovered that a protein called PR3 plays a major role in damaging kidneys in people with diabetes. Using mouse models, scientists found that when …
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A Protein That Damages Kidneys During High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure damages kidneys in ways scientists don't fully understand. Researchers studied a protein called CCL2 that appears to play a harmful role in …
Read MoreAncient Plant Extract Shows Promise for Diabetic Kidney Disease
Researchers studied an extract from Toona sinensis, a plant used in traditional medicine, to see if it could help treat diabetic kidney disease—a serious …
Read MoreVitamin C in Food May Help Protect Kidneys in Older Adults
Researchers studied over 6,500 people aged 60 and older to see if eating foods rich in vitamin C could help prevent kidney disease. They found that people who …
Read MoreWhy Too Much Salt Messes With Your Body's Internal Clock
Your body has an internal clock that controls many important functions, including blood pressure and how you process food. Scientists discovered that eating …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Kidneys During Cancer Chemotherapy
Researchers tested whether vitamin D could protect rat kidneys from damage caused by cisplatin, a common chemotherapy drug. They gave one group of rats …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Protect Kidneys Through Gut Health
Researchers discovered that certain helpful bacteria called Bifidobacterium bifidum can protect kidneys from damage by improving gut health. They tested 39 …
Read MoreTaking Control of Kidney Health Cuts Disease Risk by 31%
A 10-year study from China followed 1,160 people with moderate kidney disease to see if active self-management helped. Patients who participated in a …
Read MoreEating Better May Help Protect Your Kidneys From Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Researchers looked at how the quality of food people eat affects kidney health in people with diabetes and high blood pressure. These two conditions are major …
Read MoreHeat and High-Fat Diets Team Up to Damage Kidneys
Researchers studied how heat, humidity, and fatty foods affect kidney health in laboratory rats. They found that when rats ate high-fat diets while living in …
Read MoreInflammatory Foods May Increase Kidney Disease Risk
Researchers followed over 154,000 people in the UK for more than 11 years to see if eating inflammatory foods affects kidney health. They found that people who …
Read MoreKidney Disease: A Simple Blood Test May Predict Health Risks
Researchers studied over 6,700 Americans with chronic kidney disease to understand how a specific blood measurement called albumin-corrected anion gap (ACAG) …
Read MoreBorn Early? Salt Might Raise Your Blood Pressure Risk
Babies born prematurely often develop with fewer filtering units in their kidneys than full-term babies. A new study in mice shows that people with this …
Read MoreHow Your Kidneys Use Amino Acids and Why It Matters
Your kidneys do more than filter waste—they also manage special proteins called amino acids that your body needs to stay healthy. When kidneys get sick from …
Read MoreBetter Food Choices Help Protect Kidneys in Early Disease
Researchers studied 83 people with early-stage kidney disease to see if eating healthier foods could help their kidneys work better. For one month, patients …
Read MoreEating Less Protein May Help Kidney Disease Patients Live Longer
Researchers studied 182 patients with advanced kidney disease to see if eating less protein could help. About 60% of patients chose to follow a low-protein …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Slow Kidney Disease? New Study Has Mixed Results
Researchers combined results from 9 major studies involving nearly 24,000 people to see if taking folic acid and B vitamins could help people with kidney …
Read MoreWhy Weakness and Frailty Matter More for Kidney Disease Patients
Researchers studied over 3,200 people with chronic kidney disease to understand how physical weakness and frailty affect their health outcomes. They tracked …
Read MoreWhy Your Kidneys Need This Protein When Eating Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that a protein called NUDT19 helps your kidneys handle excess fat from a high-fat diet. When mice without this protein ate fatty food for …
Read MoreMagnesium and Vitamin D Team Up to Protect Your Kidneys
Researchers studied over 12,000 Americans to understand how two important nutrients—magnesium and vitamin D—work together to protect kidney health. They found …
Read MoreA Special Fiber Could Help Your Kidneys Handle Too Much Salt
Eating too much salt can damage your kidneys over time, especially by messing up the helpful bacteria in your stomach. Scientists discovered that a type of …
Read MoreLow-Carb Diet May Help Protect Kidneys in Diabetic Patients
Researchers studied whether a ketogenic diet (a low-carb, high-fat eating plan) could help protect the kidneys of people with diabetes. They looked at data …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Minerals: New Discovery About FGF23
Scientists discovered how a protein called FGF23 works in your kidneys to control important minerals like phosphate and vitamin D. Using advanced microscopy, …
Read MoreTap Water May Help Prevent Kidney Stones Better Than Bottled Water
Researchers looked at drinking habits of over 10,000 American adults to understand how different types of water affect kidney stone risk. They found that …
Read MoreA Nordic Diet Designed to Help Your Kidneys Stay Healthy
Researchers looked at a special eating plan called the New Nordic Renal Diet that's designed to help people with kidney problems. This diet focuses on eating …
Read MorePlant Extract May Help Lower Uric Acid Levels by Changing Gut Bacteria
Researchers studied a natural plant extract called Cyclocarya paliurus polysaccharides (CPP) to see if it could help people with high uric acid levels in their …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Worse Blood Sugar Control in Diabetes
Researchers studied 148 adults with type 2 diabetes to understand how vitamin D levels affect blood sugar control and heart health. They found that people with …
Read MoreWhy Certain Amino Acids May Damage Diabetic Kidneys
Researchers discovered that people with diabetic kidney disease have trouble breaking down certain proteins called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). When …
Read MoreHow Your Body Burns Fat May Affect High Blood Pressure
Scientists studied a special protein called CPT2 that helps your body use fat for energy, especially in your kidneys. They created rats with less of this …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Dialysis Patients Need Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Researchers studied what 54 kidney dialysis patients were eating and found that most of them (83%) were consuming foods that increase inflammation in their …
Read MoreCan a Heart-Healthy Diet Help Protect Your Kidneys?
Researchers looked at whether the DASH diet—a eating plan designed to lower blood pressure—might help people with kidney disease slow down their condition. …
Read MoreNew Kidney Disease Nutrition Mix Boosts Vitamin Levels
Researchers tested a new nutritional formula designed specifically for people with chronic kidney disease. The formula, called OPF-109, contains updated …
Read MoreWhy Where You Live Affects Your Kidney Health
A new review shows that access to healthy food is a major factor in kidney disease. Researchers found that people who struggle to find or afford nutritious …
Read MoreHow Kidney Stones Start: Scientists Find a New Clue
Researchers studied how calcium oxalate kidney stones form by giving rats a combination of ethylene glycol (a toxic substance) and vitamin D. They discovered …
Read MoreWhy People with Kidney Disease May Not Get Enough Vitamin C
Researchers studied vitamin C levels in people with different stages of kidney disease and compared them to healthy people. They found that people with kidney …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet May Lower Your Kidney Stone Risk
Researchers studied nearly 28,000 American adults to see if eating a Mediterranean-style diet could help prevent kidney stones. The Mediterranean diet focuses …
Read MorePlant Compound May Help Protect Kidneys in Diabetes
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called tetrandrine, found in plant roots, may help protect kidney cells damaged by diabetes. In laboratory and …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Help Predict Kidney Stones in Parathyroid Patients
Researchers found a simple new way to predict who might get kidney stones if they have an overactive parathyroid gland. By measuring calcium and magnesium in …
Read MoreFasting Diet Helps Diabetics' Kidneys Work Better
Researchers found that a special fasting diet may help people with type 2 diabetes protect their kidneys. The study looked at patients who followed a …
Read MoreWhy Mushrooms Could Be a Secret Weapon for Kidney Health
A new review of mushroom research suggests that people with chronic kidney disease (a condition where kidneys don't work as well as they should) might benefit …
Read MorePopular Supplement May Harm Kidneys in Some People
Researchers reported a concerning case where a person taking high doses of L-glutamine, a popular dietary supplement, developed sudden kidney damage. …
Read MoreHow COVID-19 Can Damage Your Kidneys and Cause Anemia
COVID-19 doesn't just affect the lungs—it can also harm your kidneys and cause a condition called anemia, where your body doesn't have enough healthy red blood …
Read MoreA Protein That Could Help You Age Better: What Science Says
Scientists have discovered that a protein called Klotho, made mainly in your kidneys and brain, plays a huge role in how well you age. As we get older, our …
Read MoreYour Genes May Change How Diet Helps Your Kidneys
Scientists are discovering that the same diet doesn't work the same way for everyone with kidney disease. Your genes—the instructions that make you who you …
Read MoreExercise Protects Your Kidneys, New Study Shows
Researchers looked at health information from over 10,000 Americans to understand how exercise affects kidney disease. They found that people who exercised …
Read MoreEating Antioxidants at Dinner May Help Protect Your Kidneys
Researchers studied over 23,000 American adults to understand how antioxidant-rich foods affect kidney health. They found that people who ate more foods …
Read MoreFoods That Cause Body Inflammation Linked to Heart and Kidney Disease
Researchers studied over 17,000 American adults to understand how inflammatory foods affect heart, kidney, and metabolic health. They found that people who ate …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Changes Your Gut Bacteria When You Have Kidney Disease
Scientists discovered that people with chronic kidney disease have different gut bacteria than healthy people, and what they eat makes a big difference. When …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Serious Kidney Problems
Researchers studied nearly 60,000 people with chronic kidney disease to understand how vitamin D deficiency affects kidney health. They found that people with …
Read MoreInflammatory Foods May Increase Kidney Disease Risk
Researchers analyzed 12 studies involving over 246,000 people to understand how inflammatory foods affect kidney health. They found that people who ate more …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Disease in Diabetes Lowers a Brain-Protecting Protein
Researchers discovered that people with type 2 diabetes who develop kidney problems have much lower levels of a special protein called BDNF that helps protect …
Read MoreVitamin D and Kidney Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 210 people to understand why some people with type 2 diabetes develop kidney problems while others don't. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D and Kidney Disease: What Science Shows
Vitamin D deficiency is very common in people with chronic kidney disease, a condition where kidneys gradually lose function. Scientists reviewed research from …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Kidney Disease Patients Choose Safe Foods and Herbs
Researchers created a digital tool called DHerbKB to help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) make better food and herbal medicine choices. The tool …
Read MoreNew Ways to Treat High Cholesterol When Your Kidneys Need Help
High cholesterol and kidney disease often go hand-in-hand, creating extra health risks. Doctors now have many more treatment options than they used to, …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Prevent Heart and Kidney Disease
Researchers studied over 10,000 American adults to understand how certain foods and nutrients might protect against a serious condition called …
Read MoreDoes Creatine Supplement Hurt Your Kidneys? New Study Has Answers
Researchers looked at 21 studies about creatine supplements—a popular product athletes use to build muscle—to see if they damage kidneys. They found that …
Read MoreEating Healthy May Help Protect Kidneys in People With High Blood Pressure
Researchers studied over 12,800 American adults with high blood pressure to see if eating a healthier diet could protect their kidneys. They found that people …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Kidney Cyst Risk, Study Finds
Researchers studied over 119,000 people for more than 10 years to understand how diet affects the development of fluid-filled sacs in the kidneys. They found …
Read MoreProbiotic Mixes May Help Protect Kidneys in Kidney Disease
Researchers looked at 53 different studies to see if probiotic supplements (the good bacteria in yogurt and supplements) could help people with chronic kidney …
Read MoreToxic Metals and Kidney Disease: What Your Body's Filters Need to Know
Researchers studied over 5,000 people with type 2 diabetes to understand how exposure to heavy metals like lead and cadmium might affect kidney disease risk. …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters for Kidney Health: A Big Review
Researchers looked at dozens of studies about how different diets affect kidney health. They found that eating less protein, less salt, and following …
Read MoreDoes Glucosamine Help Protect Your Kidneys?
Researchers studied over 436,000 people in the UK to see if glucosamine supplements—a popular over-the-counter product many people take for joint health—might …
Read MoreHow Healthy Eating May Protect Your Kidneys From Heavy Metal Damage
Researchers discovered that heavy metals like lead and cadmium in our bodies can harm kidney function, partly by triggering inflammation. The good news? What …
Read MoreHigh Protein Diets and Diabetes: A New Way to Protect Your Kidneys
Researchers discovered that a specific body system called the natriuretic peptide pathway helps protect kidneys from damage caused by diabetes and eating too …
Read MoreCooking Classes Help People Prevent Kidney Stones
Researchers tested whether online cooking classes could help people who get kidney stones learn to eat healthier. Forty-six adults who had kidney stones before …
Read MoreWhy Kids with Kidney Disease Need Vitamin D Checks
Researchers in India studied 60 children with a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome to understand vitamin D's role in their recovery. They found that …
Read MoreExercise Plus Better Eating May Help Kidney Disease Patients
Researchers looked at studies combining exercise and healthy eating for people with kidney disease who aren't on dialysis yet. They found that combining both …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Track Kidney Disease in Children
Researchers studied blood samples from 17 children with a kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome to find markers that could help doctors track when the …
Read MoreNew Drug May Protect Kidneys From HIV Medicine Side Effects
HIV patients taking tenofovir, a common antiretroviral drug, sometimes experience kidney damage as a side effect. Researchers tested whether dapagliflozin, a …
Read MoreHidden Toxin in Food May Stress Teen Kidneys in Lebanon
Researchers in Lebanon tested urine samples from teenagers to see if a mold toxin called ochratoxin A (OTA) found in some foods might be affecting their …
Read MoreWhat Your Blood Reveals About Your Diet and Kidney Health
Researchers studied over 2,200 people with kidney disease to understand how eating healthy affects their bodies at the protein level. They found that certain …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Slow Kidney Disease Decline
Researchers used genetic data to study whether vitamin D helps protect kidney function in people with chronic kidney disease. They analyzed information from …
Read MoreHow a Hormone Called Aldosterone May Damage Your Kidneys
Scientists studied how a hormone in your body called aldosterone might harm your kidneys by causing scarring. Using mice and human cells in the lab, …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters: How Diet Affects Kidney Damage Risk
Researchers studied how different eating habits affect the body's ability to handle a harmful substance called aristolochic acid, which can contaminate food in …
Read MoreRed Meat May Harm Kidneys in People With New Diabetes
Researchers in China studied 301 people who were recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to see how their eating habits affected their kidney health. They …
Read MoreEating Too Much Fat May Increase Your Risk of Kidney Stones
Researchers looked at data from over 31,000 Americans to understand if eating a high-fat diet increases the chances of developing kidney stones. They found …
Read MoreIs Creatine Safe? What Science Really Says
Creatine is a popular supplement that athletes use to build muscle and improve performance. Many people worry it might cause cancer, hurt their kidneys, or …
Read MoreKidney Disease: How Bone Minerals Affect Body Acid Balance
Researchers studied nearly 2,000 people with moderate kidney disease over almost 3 years to understand how minerals in the blood affect the body's acid …
Read MoreA Natural Compound May Protect Baby Kidneys from Mom's Diet
Researchers studied how a natural substance called SDG (found in flaxseeds) might protect babies' kidneys from damage caused by their mothers eating trans fats …
Read MoreNutrition Coaching Helps Kidney Disease Patients Feel Better and Stay Healthier
A new study from Spain shows that kidney disease patients who received personalized nutrition coaching felt better and had improved health measures compared to …
Read MoreScientists Study a Protein That May Help You Age Better
Researchers reviewed what we know about a special protein called αKlotho that might help slow down aging and keep us healthier. This protein helps control …
Read MoreHow Cooking Methods May Affect Your Heart, Kidneys, and Blood Sugar
Scientists are studying harmful compounds called AGEs that form when food is cooked at high temperatures, like grilling or frying. These compounds may …
Read MoreTwo Simple Diet Plans May Help Protect Your Kidneys, Study Shows
A large study of over 20 years of health data found that following two specific eating patterns - the DASH diet and avoiding inflammatory foods - may help …
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