Finerenone may lower risks for kidney and cardiovascular events for adults with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, ...

Loneliness and emptiness aren't mindset problems. They reflect how pressure can lock the nervous system into patterns of protection, disconnection, and loss of purpose and joy.

A prospective study of sex hormone use in patients seeking transgender treatments suggests how these hormones may influence kidney health.

Introduction Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a continuous form of dialysis used to support critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. The ideal delivery of CRRT requires ongoing ...

University of Iowa researchers have found an association between patients with urinary incontinence and cardiovascular disease risk factors or events.

Yes, kidney stones can cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) and vice versa. But it's a chicken-and-egg dilemma. Here’s why, and the reasons you may have recurrent UTIs.

Each kidney is connected to the bladder through a ureter. The ureter brings waste products—urine—to the bladder, where it is stored until it leaves the body through the urethra. Together, all of these ...

This system is comprised of a heart that acts as a pump and approximately 70,000 miles of blood vessels, evenly split between arteries (which carry blood from the heart to all body parts) and ...

Renin was discovered more than a century ago. Since then, the functions of the renin–angiotensin system in the kidney have been the focus of intensive research revealing its importance in regulation ...

Article citations More>> Reece, W.O. (2009) The Urinary System. In: Reece, W.O., Ed., Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, 4th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken. has been cited by ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the ultrasound-based Paradise renal denervation system for the treatment of hypertension, marking the culmination of more than a decade of work—with ...