Nut consumption is associated with a significantly lower prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and lower all-cause mortality with or without CKD, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Nephrology. Koushu Wang, from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues used data from 6,072 U.S. adults (aged...
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION IMAGE: VISUAL ABSTRACT FOR “SELF-REPORTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN ADULTS WITH CKD: FINDINGS FROM THE CRIC (CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY COHORT) STUDY” BY JACOB W. BRUINIUS ET AL (AJKD, 2022) CREDIT: AJKD 2022 In this long-term study of 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently published in the American Journal...
CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS IMAGE: ROLE OF MACROPHAGES IN THE TRANSITION TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND THE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO BLOCK THIS TRANSITION, ARE EXPLORED. CREDIT: CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood effectively, leading to various health complications. Numerous studies have demonstrated...
by Osaka University Figure 1. Overview of the present study. Credit: Tatsufumi Oka et al. Just as a water filtration system acts to filter contaminants from the water you drink, your kidneys act to filter waste and excess fluid from your blood. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney function is impaired over time, and the...
For patients with moderate- to end-stage chronic kidney disease, elobixibat is associated with improvement in constipation and lipid metabolism, according to a study recently published in Frontiers in Medicine. Momoko Matsuyama, M.D., from Jichi Medical University in Saitama, Japan, and colleagues examined the effects of elobixibat on constipation and lipid metabolism among patients with moderate- to...
By Hidaya Aliouche, B.Sc. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Chronic kidney disease is defined as damage of the renal parenchyma that results in chronic deterioration of kidney function and may result in progression to end-stage renal disease. It is a non-communicable disease that includes a range of physiological disorders which are attributed to abnormal renal...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not as rare as you might think. It is actually quite common in the developed world where around one in 10 people are suffering from it. CKD is permanent kidney damage and loss of renal function and it could significantly impact one’s quality and length of life. Now scientists at the...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease. Understanding the genetic variations associated with the disease represents an important step for drug development. Now, in one...
INTERNATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) typically suffer from impaired bone quality and quantity, with a non-vertebral fracture risk which is 4-to 6-fold higher than the fracture risk of matched controls. However, despite their high risk of fragility fractures, the vast majority of patients with chronic CKD stages 4 to 5D,...
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The new recommendation from Kidney...
