Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms that indicate that the kidneys are not functioning as they should. Nephrotic syndrome can result from diseases that affect just the kidneys or the entire body ...

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common disorder of glomerular function in pediatrics. [1] Approximately 40% of children diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome will have a relapsing ...

For very young children with nephrotic syndrome, longer initial treatment with prednisone didn't offer much benefit, a researcher reported. In a randomized controlled trial of 172 patients ages 1 to 4 ...

Patients with nephrotic syndrome were far more likely than healthy controls to suffer end-stage kidney disease, particularly if they had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or membranous nephropathy.

Explore practical implications of new research in nephrotic syndrome, from renal biopsy and genetic testing to managing ...

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker released in response to tubular injury, may serve as a noninvasive tool for measuring kidney injury. A new systematic review and ...

With funding from charity Kidney Research UK, Dr Carl May from Bristol Medical School and his team have identified a new treatment pathway for patients with non-genetic (idiopathic) nephrotic syndrome ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with a cohort free of kidney disease, patients with primary nephrotic syndrome were nearly 20-times ...

A group led by the Department of Cell Biology at the Kidney Research Center, Niigata University revealed that elevated activity of cdc42 is a critical initiation event leading to proteinuria, and ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder in which too much protein is passed in the urine, resulting in puffiness over the face, and tiredness. It is usually caused due to damage to the small blood ...