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Learn how diet and nutrition can help lower your risk of kidney stones. This page explains how fluids, sodium, calcium, oxalate, animal protein, and s...

Heart disease and kidney disease are closely connected, but they are often addressed separately. That can mean missed opportunities to find kidney dam...

Genes are like the body's instruction manual. They contain information that helps your body develop and function. But genes can change, creating ...

Relevant and reliable information on the prevention, treatment and scientific explanation of kidney stones.

Chronic kidney disease, also called CKD, means the kidneys have been damaged over time and do not work as well as they should. CKD often has no sympto...

Learn how high blood pressure affects your kidneys, raises CKD risk, and what you can do to protect your health.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the most common rare immune-related diseases that damages the kidneys' tiny filters, called glomeruli. For many ...

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is entering a period of rapid therapeutic change.  In response to the evolving treatment landscape in IgAN, the National Kidney...

Learn about ANCA-associated vasculitis, how it affects the kidneys, available treatments, questions to ask your care team, and where to find support.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that affects breathing. For some people with kidney disease, RSV can become serious. Learn who is ...