People with chronic kidney disease over the age of 65 who are not candidates for transplant should be given the opportunity to not decide to begin dialysis in order to ensure informed decision-making, according to a new Rutgers ...
Mar 17, 2022
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A treatment strategy using an antibody that inhibits a cell signaling protein called interleukin-11 (IL-11) could lead to new hope for people with a debilitating genetic kidney disease called Alport syndrome. Scientists from ...
Mar 9, 2022
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In a new paper accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, researchers at Yale School of Medicine share findings that indicate that, for the first time, there is a potential renal targeted ...
Dec 7, 2021
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It may not receive the same attention as the heart or brain, but a diseased kidney can be more deadly, with effects that weaken the heart, bones, and immune system, let alone the kidney itself. End-stage kidney disease has ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Researchers led by the Marien Hospital Herne, a Ruhr-Universität Bochum clinic, have investigated the extent to which mRNA vaccines protect dialysis patients from infection with variants of concerns of SARS-Cov-2. They showed ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Researchers have identified a potential new signaling pathway and enzyme that may help further the understanding of blood clot formation in chronic kidney disease patients and ultimately be targeted for therapeutic purposes.
Nov 1, 2021
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In the early stages of kidney disease, a specialized type of kidney cell called the podocyte undergoes damaging changes in both its structure and function. Those changes are key indicators of the ultimately devastating damage ...
Oct 29, 2021
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(HealthDay)—For patients receiving dialysis who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the prevalence of no or diminished response varies by vaccine type and is higher with the attenuated adenovirus Ad26.COV2.S vaccine, ...
Oct 27, 2021
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A review article published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology by researchers affiliated with the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil discusses the mechanisms whereby SARS-CoV-2 damages the kidneys, ...
Sep 29, 2021
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The two largest national kidney associations—the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN)—have outlined a new race-free approach to diagnosing kidney diseases.
Sep 24, 2021
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