Select transplant recipients can successfully self-test kidney function at home after training, according to data published in the Kidney International Reports.Further, the success rate of self ...

A study at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has found that a test of kidney function that measures blood levels of cystatin C—a protein produced by most cells in the body—is a far more ...

Renal function tests are performed to evaluate how well the kidneys are doing their job of filtering out nitrogenous waste from the blood. They involve the measurement of various substances in ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a type of kidney disease caused by long-standing diabetes. High blood sugar levels over time damage ...

The specific pattern of anemia, combined with kidney function tests, helps physicians distinguish kidney-related anemia from other causes.

Widely-used kidney function tests underestimate scale of kidney disease in Africa A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease ...

Simple tests used regularly to assess kidney function and damage also could help doctors predict who will suffer heart disease, the nation’s leading cause of death, researchers from the Johns… ...

Most cancer clinical trials use inaccurate tests to evaluate kidney function when determining participant eligibility, according to results of a cross-sectional study.Patients may be wrongly ...

Early-stage kidney cancer is limited to the kidney, usually under seven centimeters and often has a very good prognosis when treated promptly.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global kidney function tests market size is expected to reach USD 1.25 billion by 2028 registering a CAGR of 6.2% from 2021 to 2028, according to a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A major change in the medical world is helping make kidney transplants more racially equitable. Race is no longer being considered an important test to estimate kidney function.