Nephrology

Lifestyle decisions made before age 30 appear to determine a person’s risk of developing chronic kidney disease many years down the road….

Diabetic nephropathy may not just slow but may actually improve with the novel antifibrotic agent pirfenidone (Esbriet).…

Patients with both Type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes….

Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for Type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful….

Albuminuria and an eGFR below 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 are independent predictors of the risk for cognitive decline with albuminuria the stronger predictor of the two….

Researchers in Israel report that there could be some truth to some of the many health claims for pomegranate juice, at least for kidney patients on dialysis….

Kidney transplant recipients who consume moderate amounts of alcohol have lower mortality rates by 44% and lower levels of diabetes than transplant recipients who are abstainers or heavy drinkers, according to new research….

A new study has found that kids with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are more likely to have mothers who were obese or had diabetes during pregnancy….

Metformin is more protective of the kidneys than sulphonylurea or sulphonylurea plus metformin among patients with diabetes, researchers said….

Proteinuria, in addition to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), predicts an increased risk of acute kidney injury, investigators reported….