Adopting a kidney-friendly diet like the DASH or Mediterranean diet and managing sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein intake may help improve GFR by reducing kidney strain. Maintaining heart ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows. Investigators found that taking a ...

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...