Geriatric chronic kidney disease patients benefit from SGLT2 inhibition
New research uncovers the potential benefits and risks of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for adults aged 80…
Nephrologist shortages linked to higher kidney disease mortality along US-Mexico borde
New research indicates that US-Mexico border counties experience disproportionately elevated rates of death from chronic kidney disease (CKD),…
Potassium binder helps dialysis patients manage dietary restrictions
Dietary potassium restriction is important for managing hyperkalemia, or high blood potassium levels, in individuals on maintenance hemodialysis,…
Triglyceride-glucose index associated with the risk of future renal function decline: a 13-year prospective cohort study
In this study, we confirmed a notable correlation between the TyG index and the risk of RFD. The…
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…
Landmark Genomic Study Reveals Unique Genetic Risk Factors and Urgent Need for Local Research
Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts…
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)…
BNP predicts kidney disease progression risk in diabetes patients
The relationship between cardiovascular dysfunction and renal impairment is widely recognized as the cardiorenal interaction, a complex physiological…
New atomic structure reveals how NBCn1 transporter protein aids breast cancer cell survival
Findings UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells…
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…