Key takeaways: Phynart Studio/E+ via Getty Images There are many herbal and nutritional supplements on the market that claim to help with kidney health. There aren’t any supplements that can reverse damage caused by chronic kidney disease. But chronic kidney disease changes how your body uses vitamins and minerals. That means you may need to take...
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Does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect markers of kidney health?
by American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Graphical abstract. Credit: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2022). DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01890222 Gender-affirming hormone therapy modifies body composition and lean muscle mass in transgender persons. A recent analysis published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology examined the effects of masculinizing and feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy on markers...
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How to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | MARCH 11, 2021 The arrival of March is a sign that spring is on its way! March also happens to be National Kidney Month. That may not sound all that exciting, but your kidneys need some TLC, especially if you have diabetes. These two bean-shaped organs, which are...
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Study traces the blueprints for how human kidneys form their filtering units
by Keck School of Medicine of USC Machine learning of complex protein patterns predicts precursor cell populations in the developing nephron. The nephron is the filtering unit of the kidney. Credit: Nils Lindström/McMahon Lab/USC Stem Cell When it comes to building a kidney, only nature possesses the complete set of blueprints. But a USC-led team of...
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Researchers find new enzyme regulation process that may influence kidney health
by Monash University Associate Professor Francine Marques, a National Heart Foundation Future Leader at the Monash University School of Biological Sciences. Credit: Monash University A recent study led by Monash University researchers has identified a new mechanism for the regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) – an important enzyme for regulating kidney health during high blood pressure. Associate...
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MicroRNA testing of healthy kids could provide a window on future heart and kidney health
THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New York, NY (February 26, 2020) – Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) that are measurable in urine have been identified by researchers at Mount Sinai as predictors of both heart and kidney health in children without disease. The epidemiological study of Mexican children was published in February in...
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Reducing urinary protein for patients with rare kidney disease slows kidney decline
Even without full remission, reducing proteinuria in patients with FSGS allows their kidneys to function longer and extends time to end stage kidney disease CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL Reducing the amount of protein in the urine of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare disease in which scar tissue forms on the parts of the...
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Mediterranean diet may help preserve the kidney health of transplant recipients
by American Society of Nephrology A new study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may help kidney transplant recipients maintain transplant kidney function. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN. Despite improvements in the survival of transplanted kidneys in the early years after transplantation, loss of kidney function within 10 years still occurs...