Credit: iStock Salt is everywhere. It’s used as seasoning and preserves our food. Without enough salt, our muscles, nerves and cells wouldn’t work properly. At the same time, too much salt can be harmful. Many of us know it's linked to serious health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney damage, obesity and … Continue reading Salt and the Signals We Don’t Notice
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Peeking Inside the Kidney: What a Biopsy Can Tell Us About Your Health
Credit: iStock Your kidneys are like your body's personal clean-up crew. They work tirelessly to filter about 50 gallons of blood every day, getting rid of waste and extra water. An essential part of this filtering job happens in tiny structures inside your kidneys called glomeruli. Think of them as miniature strainers with delicate walls … Continue reading Peeking Inside the Kidney: What a Biopsy Can Tell Us About Your Health
Photoblog: Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease Conference 2022
Kidney Camp attendees, 2022. Credit: Michael Hultström Earlier this summer, the American Physiological Society, in conjunction with the American Society for Nephrology, hosted the Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. APS member Michael Hultström, MD, PhD, traveled from Sweden to attend “Kidney Camp,” as the meeting is affectionately nicknamed. … Continue reading Photoblog: Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease Conference 2022