Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers identify link to kidney in myotonic dystrophy type 1

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a genetic disorder, shares overlapping features with chronic kidney disease, including progressive muscle wasting, whole-body insulin resistance and impaired energy usage essential for normal ...

Cardiology

What is cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular disease is a general term that refers to many different types of heart problems.

Nephropathy refers to damage to or disease of the kidney. An older term for this is nephrosis.

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