A fast-aging fish is giving scientists a rare, accelerated look at how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug may slow that ...

Our kidneys can sense when we need them to work a bit harder. As the intestines begin to produce more waste products, the kidneys start to work harder to excrete them. Researchers at, among others, ...

THE task of regulating acid–base balance in the body is shared by the lungs and the kidneys. Each day the lungs remove some 20 moles of carbon dioxide, and the kidneys excrete 40 to 80 mEq of ...

Dietary potassium plays a crucial role in preventing painful kidney stones by increasing urinary citrate and reducing calcium excretion. Contemporary diets high in sodium and low in potassium-rich ...