Nephrology

So-called silent strokes, visible on cerebral MRI scans, predict kidney failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes, researchers said.

Studies have shown that hypertensive retinal changes (HRC) have a moderate accuracy in predicting microalbuminuria (MA) in elderly hypertensive patients (age >65 years). This study is an effort to identify a similar relationship in hypertensive patients aged

CRP was associated with CKD but not albuminuria….

The cardiovascular risk that is associated with proteinuria, or high levels of protein in the urine, a common test used by doctors as an indicator of increased risk for progressive kidney disease, heart attack and stroke, has race-dependent effects….

Cells in your body are constantly churning out poisonous forms of oxygen (oxidants) and mopping them up with a countervailing force of proteins and chemicals (anti-oxidants). This balancing act of oxidative stress is particularly likely to go haywire in beta cells, the insulin-producing cells that malfunction and then start to die …

Researchers in Massachusetts say they have developed a model to assess the life-expectancy of kidney disease patients on dialysis that could help guide discussions about end-of-life care. 

Olmesartan reduced the risk of microalbuminuria by 23% in normoalbuminuric patients with Type 2 diabetes and at least one additional cardiovascular disease risk factor, results from a large European trial showed.

Long-term fenofibrate use may protect against the loss of underlying renal function in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to late-breaking trial results just released.

For men with Type 2 diabetes, the eosinophil (a cell type linked to allergic inflammation) cell count may be able to estimate the risk of diabetes-related kidney and heart disease in men. This comes from a recently published study in Japan.

Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week.