Kidney failure occurs when your kidneys lose the ability to filter waste from your blood sufficiently. It may not cause symptoms in the early stages. Your kidneys filter your blood and remove ...

Although most people have two kidneys, only one kidney can function just as well as two. You may need to take some precautions to avoid injury to your kidney, though, and see a doctor for regular ...

Kidney cancer happens when cells in one or both kidneys start to grow out of control. Eventually, the cells become a mass called a tumor. As the cancer progresses, it can spread to other parts of the ...

There are several types of kidney (renal) cancer. Each type is potentially curable if it’s found and treated early before the cancer has a chance to spread. Kidney cancer is categorized in stages from ...

Patterns of "speckles" in the heart of tumor cells could help predict how patients with a common form of kidney cancer will respond to different treatment options, according to research.

If approved, TLX250-CDx would be the first commercially available targeted radiopharmaceutical imaging agent specifically for kidney cancer in the United States. 1. Telix files TLX250-CDx (Zircaix) ...

Later, she received an unexpected diagnosis: kidney stones, typically an affliction of older adults. Now 25, Pleskoff, a Seattle native who has endured more than 30 kidney stones, is part of a ...

Moderna and Merck announced in June 2024 that they had initiated further studies of mRNA-4157 (V940) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer ...

Researchers are making strides in improving gene therapies for genetic diseases, particularly chronic kidney disease, using adeno-associated virus, or AAV, vectors. While AAV-based treatments have ...

A Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center researcher is exploring new ways to improve treatment options for kidney cancer patients. With funding from a Department of Defense ...

A Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center researcher is exploring new ways to improve treatment options for kidney cancer patients. With funding from a Department of Defense ...

The problem is, that some of us might not even recognize those symptoms. For instance, the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD) reveals five warning signs that Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD ...