Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD IgA nephropathy is a disease that can cause scarring in the kidneys.The kidney scarring from IgA nephropathy cannot be reversed once it occurs.While IgA ...

A new study found that people who were diagnosed with lupus nephritis (LN) during childhood tend to have abnormal short-term kidney outcomes, especially if they are male and were diagnosed at an older ...

Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key to managing progression of the disease. A new technique analyzing urine extracellular vesicles (uEVs) — cell-derived nanoscale spherical ...

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If you are regularly taking painkillers at the drop of a hat pause and rethink This can harm your health and can even damage ...

A medical student in New York volunteered in class to be a patient having an ultrasound, which showed an abnormality in her body The doctor who performed the ultrasound informed the student of what ...

High blood pressure could do more damage than you think.A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered that high blood pressure on its own can damage very important ...