Karen Denholm is part of a 12-week pilot at the Sunderland Royal Hospital.

Lifestyle choices like diet, hydration, exercise, and smoking habits can significantly impact kidney health and function.

On World Kidney Day 2026, here are five natural ways to protect kidney health, improve filtration, and lower the risk of kidney disease through simple daily habits.

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 ...

Kidney health is often overlooked until problems arise. This World Kidney Day, experts highlight ways to protect yourself ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 disease is increasingly affecting young men with no obvious symptoms. On World Kidney Day, experts explain hidden risks, lifestyle triggers and simple habits that can help protect kidney health ...