Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder marked by the growth of many fluid-filled sacs (cysts) in your kidneys. These cysts can grow to replace normal kidney tissue over time, leading to ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Scientists at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine (WMed) have made a “groundbreaking” discovery. A team led by Dr. Erik Larson, vice chair of the Department ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder, and it's thought to affect over 12 million people every year. PKD causes fluid filled cysts to form in the kidney, causing pain and high ...

The presence and number of kidney cysts, particularly in the medulla, may be an additional imaging-based biomarker for progressive CKD after radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer. Among patients who ...

MIT researchers including Robert Croy (left) and Bogdan Fedeles have discovered that a drug they originally developed as a potential cancer treatment may also hold promise in treating autosomal ...

Ava Thompson has been an organ donor advocate since her autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease diagnosis at age 6 ...

ABINGTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- To treat or not to treat? It's a common dilemma when cysts and masses are found by accident during tests for other medical conditions. A new study from Fox Chase Cancer Center ...

Discovering a lump can be alarming, but not all are dangerous. Cysts, typically fluid-filled and harmless, differ from ...