Common hypertension drugs tied to worse kidney outcomes in T2D patients
New research presented at the 63rd ERA Congress suggests that a widely used class of blood pressure medications…
Semaglutide boosts well-being among patients with diabetes and CKD
New findings from the landmark FLOW trial, presented at the 63rd ERA Congress, show that once-weekly semaglutide significantly…
Cats Have a Unique Kidney Chemistry That Could Be Harming Their Health
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered that domestic cats accumulate unusual fats in their kidneys, unlike…
CFHR1 could be a new diagnostic marker for IgA nephropathy
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is an autoimmune disease characterized by the deposition of circulating IgA-containing immune complexes (IgA-ICs)…
Scientists discover why patients with chronic kidney disease die of heart problems
Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic…
Association of growth differentiation factor-15 with renal disease outcomes and all-cause death in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients: a meta-analysis
Collaborators GBDD. Global, regional, and National burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to…
Platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker in sepsis-associated AKI: a multicenter cohort study | BMC Nephrology
Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al. The third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock…
From renal biopsy to genetic diagnosis: EYA1 mutation in branchio-oto-renal syndrome with renal insufficiency | BMC Nephrology
Zou D, Silvius D, Rodrigo-Blomqvist S, Enerbäck S, Xu PX. Eya1 regulates the growth of otic epithelium and…
Association of sleep habits with Alpha-MSH levels in patients with chronic kidney disease | BMC Nephrology
Levin AS, Bilous RW, Coresh J. Chapter 1: definition and classification of CKD. Kidney Int Suppl. 2013;3(1):19–62. Google…
The association between computed tomography-based intrapancreatic fat deposition and renal function | BMC Nephrology
Couser WG, Remuzzi G, Mendis S, Tonelli M. The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden…
Using estimated risks and preferences to justify intensive BP control in CKD patients
An analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) indicates that nearly all adults with chronic kidney…
Pediatric patients with primary glomerular diseases may experience faster kidney function decline
New research reveals that contrary toconventional belief, primary glomerular diseases are not necessarily benign for children and young adults. In fact, some subsets…