Understanding Kidney Stone Formation Kidneys help maintain a balance between water, minerals, and salts. The urination process helps filter out waste products and excess fluid from the body.

The discovery of how certain key structures in the kidneys are formed could have important implications for treating renal fibrosis (or scarring), a feature of chronic kidney disease (CKD ...

Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered that "immune hubs" in the kidney create a unique metabolic environment that ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) bioengineered rat kidneys that successfully produced urine both in a laboratory apparatus and after being transplanted into living animals.

Calcium oxalate crystals in the urine are the most common cause of kidney stones. Learn where they come from, how to prevent them, and how to remove them.

Kidney function tests are simple blood and urine tests that can help identify problems with your kidneys. The kidneys filter waste materials from the blood.

When there’s too much sugar in your blood, which happens if you have diabetes, your kidneys have to work harder to get rid of it. This forces them to make more urine. The process doesn’t stop ...