Researchers at University of Tsukuba have found that the phosphate concentration in proximal tubule fluid, estimated from ...

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High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is often referred to as a “silent killer” because it doesn’t always show ...

Commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been shown to, over time, wreck the kidneys' ability to ...

Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine are researching how certain blood pressure medications can damage the kidneys.

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine say this finding could open the door to better ways to manage ...

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Experts have started thinking more broadly about what puts a person at risk for heart disease, still the leading killer in the U.S.

Endothelin and angiotensin play a role in regulating processes in the kidney such as inflammation that lead to progression of kidney damage. By blocking these receptors, Filspari lowers the amount of ...

Platinum-based antineoplastic drugs are widely used in the treatment of solid tumors. Carboplatin is a safe and efficacious adjuvant treatment for stage I seminoma following a risk-adapted treatment ...

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease. About 1 out of 3 adults with diabetes has kidney disease. Also known as diabetic nephropathy, the high blood sugar condition can potentially damage the ...