The first recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney died from cardiac causes 52 days after xenotransplantation. The world's first ...

Baxdrostat is a drug that reduces aldosterone levels in the body to treat high blood pressure and other conditions. It's an ...

Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS) has announced the completion of enrollment for its Explore-CKD Phase 2 trial. The ...

RADNOR, Pa. - Mineralys Therapeutics , Inc. (NASDAQ:MLYS), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of treatments for cardiovascular and kidney diseases, has announced the ...

Infusion of angiotensin has been consistently shown to induce an increased secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex in normal human subjects. Because renal damage is so prominent in malignant ...

15 Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone inhibitors can increase serum creatinine due to renal afferent arteriole vasodilation; however, relatively small increases soon after initiation predict long-term ...

The consumption of energy drinks can contribute to the formation of kidney stones—as can many other foods and beverages. What makes energy drinks distinct is that they contain an especially high ...

Anyone who's ever had a kidney stone will tell you there's nothing else like the mind-numbing, excruciating pain. Sometimes a patient will have a single stone and then never have a recurrence. Other ...

The kidneys need extra care during winter, and including renal-friendly superfoods in your diet can support their function. Beets, cranberries, sweet potatoes, garlic, and spinach are recommended ...

The experiments were approved by the institutional committee (KUIACUC_KU23145). Here, we showed that aldosterone directly upregulates NALCN expression in arterial smooth muscle independent of the ...