September 11, 2024 by Diabetologia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) as well as death in adults with overweight or obesity who don’t have diabetes, whether or not they also have impaired kidney function, according to new research to be...
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 82,000 older adults receiving outpatient measurements of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) found that measuring eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels (eGFRcr-cys) was more strongly associated with adverse outcomes than measuring eGFR with only creatinine levels (eGFRcr). The study is published...
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism found that parathyroidectomy had no estimated effect on long-term kidney function in older adults when compared to observation. However, early parathyroidectomy may preserve kidney function in patients younger than 60 years...
by American Society of Nephrology Visual abstract. Credit: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2022). DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2022030323 Although more women than men have chronic kidney disease (CKD), more men develop kidney failure. In a study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology of a northern European population that sought to explain this contradiction, kidney function was...
BY QUINN PHILLIPS | APRIL 11, 2022 For people with both type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) — a common and dangerous form of heart disease — a Mediterranean diet may be a better option than a low-fat diet when it comes to preserving kidney function, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. Following a Mediterranean-style diet has been...
by American Society of Nephrology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Clinical trial data reveal that dapagliflozin— a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor prescribed to treat diabetes—reduces the rate of kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7. The DAPA-CKD trial randomized 4,304...
by American Society of Nephrology To determine an individual’s kidney function, clinicians evaluate what’s known as the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), with a GFR above 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 being in the normal range. GFR can be measured (mGFR) or calculated from creatinine and cystatin C blood levels, using estimating equation (eGFR). New research indicates that substantial...
KAISER PERMANENTE OAKLAND, Calif. — Researchers have identified an approach to remove race from equations used to estimate a person’s kidney function. These equations have been criticized for potentially perpetuating racial health disparities. The findings, reported September 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine, are expected to inform National Kidney Foundation–American Society of Nephrology Task Force...
by American Society of Nephrology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a study of adults with normal kidney function, those who had frequent depressive symptoms were more likely to later experience a rapid decline in kidney function. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN. Depression is a common condition in middle-aged and older adults, and...
More than 37 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, the result of ever-increasing rates of common health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Normal kidneys work relentlessly to maintain a crucial balance of fluids inside our bodies. They also filter sodium, other minerals and toxic substances from everything we...
