Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in American men. Further, non-Hispanic Blacks have a higher ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder that leads to cyst formation in the kidneys, causing complications like ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) indicates prolonged kidney damage over three months, often undetectable until significant harm occurs. Key risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure ...

Genetic factors influence not only your likelihood of developing kidney disease but also how quickly it might progress. Polycystic kidney disease represents the most common inherited kidney ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to gradual kidney damage that reduces the kidneys’ ability to filter blood. CKD progresses through stages 1 to 5. Stage 4 CKD is the final stage before ...

The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

Further analysis indicated that the overall risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and each of its components was higher among those with a history of endometriosis or polycystic ovary ...

Methods: In this exploratory study, 62 CKD patients who were followed for 5 years and who underwent renal biopsy and IVIM-DWI magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the National Clinical Research Center ...