If you have both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes, you may rely on medications and nutrition to keep each condition under control. While those strategies are key to staying healthy, ...

Chronic kidney disease affects millions of individuals worldwide and is frequently accompanied by profound declines in physical function, muscle mass and overall quality of life. Fatigue, reduced ...

However, long-term exercise suppresses inflammation and oxidative damage through kidney-generated betaine." Betaine is a naturally occurring compound found in foods like beets, spinach and whole ...

A new study finds that the decline of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in sedentary older adults can be mitigated through moderate-intensity physical activity. Moderate-intensity ...

Compared with standard care, an 8-week supervised prehabilitation programme led to a significant improvement in exercise capacity, handgrip strength, and rectus femoris muscle thickness among kidney ...

Healthcare professionals in Western Europe overwhelmingly believed exercise as beneficial for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet most kidney units lacked dedicated exercise programmes, ...

Kidney infections can be an uncomfortable experience, and staying physically active while experiencing an infection that causes back pain can be especially challenging. If back pain is getting in the ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a potentially serious liver condition characterized by excess fat in the liver associated with inflammation and scarring. NASH may progress to cirrhosis of the ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El ...