Kidneys are vital to a child’s overall health because they help filter waste from the blood, regulate fluid balance and assist in growth. But when kidneys malfunction, they can affect growth and ...

Major risk factors include Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, family history of kidney disease, etc.

A closer examination of the APOL1 gene in Black patients with kidney disease can provide more accurate diagnoses than current protocols, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos ...