by Elana Gotkine A higher self-reported frequency of adding salt to foods is associated with a higher risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Network Open.Rui Tang, M.P.H., from Tulane University in New Orleans, and colleagues examined the association of self-reported frequency...
by Medical Journal of Australia Credit: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash People over 65 years of age with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) were more likely to die than to experience kidney failure, suggesting that more people die with CKD rather than directly because of CKD, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia. Professor...
Max GelmanAssociate EditorAfter earning priority review for a top CKD and diabetes program back in January, Bayer is revealing more data that it hopes will boost its pitch to regulators. Bayer’s finerenone has passed another Phase III test, the pharma announced Monday, saying the candidate met the primary endpoint in a second study evaluating treatment...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research shows that adults with lupus who take the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, do not have any differences in their corrected QT (QTc) intervals, an electrocardiogram (EKG) measurement of the heart’s electrical signals, even if they have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a complication of lupus that can be associated...
by American Physiological Society Regular consumption of sugary soda sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) reduces kidney blood flow, which could be linked to a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a recently published paper in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. The study, chosen as an APSselect article for May,...
by Steve Graff, University of Pennsylvania For Mark Paviglianiti, it started in 1962 when he was just six years old. While he lay in bed sick for weeks with a fever, doctors from his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, worked to figure out what was wrong. Eventually, they spotted high levels of protein in his urine—a surefire sign...
by Marc Ransford, Ball State University Kidney disease causes middle-aged people to be as susceptible to falling as older adults, say researchers from Ball State University. “Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries among middle-aged adults with kidney disease” recently published by the journal International Urology and Nephrology, found that people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were at increased risk of...
ERA-EDTA Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a substantially increased risk for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Accordingly, cardiovascular mortality is increased even in the earliest stages of CKD. In the general population and in CKD patients, high plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are crucially involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic...
(HealthDay)—Atrasentan is associated with a reduced risk for renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online April 14 in The Lancet to coincide with the International Society of Nephrology World Congress of Nephrology, held from April 12 to 15 in Melbourne, Australia. Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Ph.D., from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands,...
by American Society of Nephrology New research reveals that pruritus, or itchy skin, affects a substantial percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD). The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), also indicates which patients are more likely to experience pruritus, and demonstrates that pruritus may affect quality of life and sleep. In studies of patients on dialysis, pruritus is common and has...
