Woman with stage 4 kidney disease must plan for her future
Despite significant improvements, being on dialysis increases your chances of dying by about 6% each year. Dear Dr. Roach: I...
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Magnifying US gastrointestinal disease mortality reveals health disparities
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diseases affecting the digestive system, including the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammatory...
Researchers identify signaling mechanism that damages cells in diabetic kidney disease
Upregulation of FXII correlates with impaired kidney function in human DKD. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52214-8 Diabetic kidney disease,...
Nephrologists Urge Active Search for Chronic Kidney Disease
BERLIN — In Germany, more than 10 million people have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a severe and irreversible condition that...
Association of chronic kidney disease with cognitive impairment risk in middle-aged and older adults: the first longitudinal evidence from CHARLS
Study populationCHARLS constitutes a representative sample of middle-aged and elderly individuals in China. The study’s methodology and design have been...
COVID May Increase Risk of Kidney Disease
COVID-19 is known for its effects on our respiratory system but it can also harm other organs, as new research...
