Elevated creatinine levels signal potential kidney strain, indicating impaired waste filtering. While normal ranges exist, factors like muscle mass and diet influence results. Persistent high levels ...

Dr. Bhasin adds that prolonged salt overload increases the workload of the delicate kidney filters, leading to high ...

The kidneys perform blood filtration to extract waste products that result from protein breakdown, which they then transfer to urine. The body produces nitrogenous waste when it breaks down protein, ...

Supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) over 5 years reduced the risk for rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in community-dwelling adults aged 70-77 years.

Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is ...

Older adults who go beyond general physical activity guidelines and maintain or increase their moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels have lower risks for rapid kidney function decline, ...

Your kidneys work tirelessly every day, filtering approximately 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine. These vital organs remove waste products, excess water, and toxins ...

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease are rapidly moving into clinics, promising earlier and easier detection of brain changes linked to dementia. Yet new research suggests that when those tests come ...

Kidney disease and diabetes are two peas in a pod that make a deadly health combination, which plagues millions of individuals around the globe. When blood glucose levels are always high because of ...

Creatinine is a waste product produced naturally by the muscles as they use energy. Healthy kidneys filter it from the bloodstream and excrete it through urine, maintaining balanced levels. When ...