Kidney disease results from kidney damage and subsequent decline in kidney function, says Dr. Pooja Budhiraja, a nephrologist and hypertension specialist at Mayo Clinic. She explains that there are ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) may also cause no symptoms ... Medications and natural treatments can help many types of kidney and back pain. Surgery can be another option in some cases.

Identifying the early signs of kidney stone disease is crucial for preventing complications and managing symptoms.

Anemia is more common in later-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), with diabetes and dialysis increasing the risk. Treating the underlying cause can improve symptoms and quality of life.

New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD)—the leading cause of kidney failure ...

Another type of test may check whether the kidneys ... about 1 in 3 adults in the United States are at risk of kidney disease, and many people with early forms of the disease have no symptoms.

Simple cysts are the most common type of kidney cyst, and they most often are benign. Simple kidney cysts aren’t related to polycystic kidney disease (PKD). PKD runs in families and causes ...

New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) - the leading cause of kidney failure in the world - that could see patients treated with new gene and drug ...