Kidney function

World Kidney Day: Here's How You Can Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

World Kidney Day: This World Kidney Day, include a few steps into your daily routine and keep your kidney healthy. 

Mar 09, 2023, 13:11 PM IST

Study says a steroid used to treat kidney ailments has adverse effects

Methylprednisolone is also used to treat conditions like skin diseases, rheumatic disorders, allergies, asthma among others.

Aug 06, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

Implantable artificial kidney to end dialysis by end of decade?

The device being engineered in the US will go through a series of safety and efficacy trials on hundreds of patients in that country before it is approved by the FDA.

Jan 27, 2017, 11:57 AM IST

Sleep disorder may affect kidney function

There was also a significant association between sleep quality and kidney failure risk: each one percent increase in sleep fragmentation was linked with a four percent increase in the risk of developing kidney failure.

Nov 20, 2016, 16:37 PM IST

Kidneys' innate clock affects body's metabolic processes

The findings were published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Apr 08, 2016, 13:07 PM IST

Sleep-deprived life is `kidney-buster`, indeed

The researchers found that women sleeping less than 5 hours per night had a 65 percent increased likelihood of experiencing a rapid decline in kidney function compared with women sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night, after controlling for various factors.

Nov 16, 2015, 13:38 PM IST

Less sleep may affect kidney

 Shorter sleep duration can lead to a more rapid decline in kidney function, says a new study.

Nov 06, 2015, 16:49 PM IST