Serum biomarker of fibrosis predicts kidney function decline
High levels of a polyubiquinated form of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) were associated with an almost four-fold higher risk of a 40% decline in kidney function in a cohort…
Cutting-edge Research Unveiled at National Kidney Foundation’s Annual Professional Meeting
Late-breaking presentations shared before thousands at virtual NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings NEW YORK, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, before the National Kidney Foundation’s 2021 Spring Clinicals Meetings of…
Dental experts discover biological imbalance is the link between gum and kidney disease
An imbalance of the body’s oxygen producing free radicals and its antioxidant cells could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other, a new study…
#EASD2020 New Study Offers Hope for Patients with Diabetes and Advanced Kidney Disease
Drug treatment study released in American Journal of Kidney Diseases NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2020 A new study released today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of Kidney Diseases…
#ADA2020 Blocking brain signals detected in the kidney could help unlock future treatments for kidney failure
Scientists have discovered an important cell signalling pathway in the kidney which if stopped, could hold the key to treating chronic kidney disease as well as other deadly conditions, including…