Ammonia and Kidney Failure Study implicates an inability of a CKD patient's kidneys to excrete the daily acid load. Lower urinary ammonia excretion, a marker of an impaired ability of the kidneys to ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which the kidney precisely controls calcium excretion. The ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, low urine ammonium excretion identified individuals at high risk of kidney disease progression or death. Washington, DC (April 6, 2017) -- New research ...

A report published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology reveals that researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new brain ...

A reduction in urinary citrate levels may be the mechanism underlying the higher incidence of kidney stones in patients taking PPIs, according to investigators. Individuals who use proton pump ...

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 ...

The incidence of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in the US has been increasing throughout the past three decades. Biopsy studies show that both calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis ...

VANCOMYCIN is a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic that may be used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. Because it is known to be excreted chiefly through the kidneys in normal persons 1 ...

Kidney stones are among the most frequent and painful issues of the urinary tract, and the influence of dietary habits on the ...

Overall, the reviewers wrote, most IBD therapies “appear safe and effective when used in chronic kidney disease, including on ...