Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Your kidneys may be small in size, but they play an important role in the body.

Acute kidney injury refers to the sudden inability ... which may cause further kidney damage. End stage renal disease refers to the last stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective ...

Among patients with diabetes receiving PCI, novel antidiabetic agents may reduce risk for acute kidney injury.

Healthcare professionals traditionally limited the use of diuretics in chronic kidney disease (CKD ... and the risk of developing end stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure.