Systematic review and meta-analysis of MRAs in dialysis patients shows reduced nonfatal CVD events but elevated hyperkalemia and gynecomastia risks
New analysis shows dialysis drugs cut heart attacks but raise dangerous potassium risks
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) in adults on maintenance dialysis. The pool…
A large review of dialysis patients found that specific heart drugs reduced nonfatal heart events but increased risks of severe potassium bu…
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Links α-Klotho to Frailty and Bone Health in Aging
Higher Alpha-Klotho Levels Mean Less Frailty And Better Bones
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 109 studies found that higher circulating α-Klotho levels were associated with lower odds of fra…
New research shows that higher Alpha-Klotho levels protect against frailty and bone loss, offering hope for better aging outcomes.
Pre-treatment body composition and acute kidney disease risk in head and neck cancer patients treated with cisplatin
Body composition may link to kidney issues in cancer patients
This prospective, monocentric, observational study of 110 patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer found that acute kidney diseas…
Low muscle mass and low lymphocyte counts may be linked to kidney disease risk during head and neck cancer treatment.
Mini Review Covers Complement Pathways in Kidney Diseases and Injuries
Review offers overview of kidney disease treatments and risks
This mini review examines the role of complement-mediated mechanisms across multiple renal pathologies without specific outcome data. Topics…
This mini review summarizes current knowledge on kidney conditions like lupus nephritis and transplant care, offering a broad look at the fi…
White blood cell indicators predict acute kidney injury in critically ill advanced colorectal cancer patients
Researchers find white blood cell indicators predict kidney injury in advanced colorectal cancer
This observational cohort study developed a model using white blood cell-related indicators to predict acute kidney injury in 981 critically…
A new model using white blood cell data can predict acute kidney injury risk in critically ill patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Comprehensive salivary gland–sparing helical tomotherapy reduces radiation-induced xerostomia in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
New radiation technique spares saliva glands in throat cancer
This prospective cohort study evaluated 266 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with comprehensive salivary gland–sparing helical…
A precise radiation method cut severe dry mouth to 0.4% in nasopharyngeal cancer patients, while keeping survival high.
Individual-participant data meta-analysis shows blood-pressure lowering reduces cardiovascular risk in CKD and non-CKD populations
Blood pressure drugs protect kidneys and hearts across all stages
This individual-participant data meta-analysis pooled results from 46 randomised trials involving 285,124 participants to evaluate blood-pre…
Lowering blood pressure protects the heart and kidneys across all stages of kidney disease, but the benefit is weaker in patients who also h…
Observational study links cutaneous microvascular function to chronic kidney disease severity
Skin blood flow changes may link to kidney disease
This observational study of 150 participants with chronic kidney disease (eGFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2) investigated the relationship between cut…
New observations suggest that changes in skin blood flow patterns may be linked to how well your kidneys are functioning.
Systematic review and meta-analysis shows dapagliflozin increases hemoglobin in chronic kidney disease patients.
Common Diabetes Drug May Help Anemia in Kidney Disease
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated dapagliflozin in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with anemia. The analysis pooled d…
This study suggests a common diabetes drug could treat anemia in kidney patients without the risks of current options.
Circulating SVEP1 Protein Associated With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients
A single blood protein predicts heart attacks in kidney failure patients
This cohort study involving 1048 patients with kidney failure undergoing maintenance hemodialysis evaluated 6287 circulating proteins for ca…
A blood protein called SVEP1 may predict heart attacks and strokes in dialysis patients better than current risk tools.
High-altitude ICU study finds 21% AKI incidence in neurocritical patients
High-altitude ICU patients face kidney injury risk
This retrospective cohort study of 390 adult neurocritical patients at a high-altitude ICU found that 83 patients (21.3%) developed acute ki…
A study of 390 adults in a high-altitude ICU found that 1 in 5 developed acute kidney injury, linked to older age and higher hemoglobin leve…
Cross-sectional study links declining nephron number to CKD stage in diabetic nephropathy
Kidney Filters Fail One by One in Diabetes
This cross-sectional observational study abstract examined 105 patients with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy and overt proteinuria, strat…
Even when kidneys look okay, their filters are quietly failing in people with diabetes, a new study shows — and that could explain why damag…