Study shows tea consumption can lower mortality in chronic kidney disease
Tea consumption offers protective effects on mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online...
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Blood pressure trial intervention shows mixed outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stanford University School of Medicine–led researchers have found that intensive blood pressure (BP) control produces cardiovascular...
Kidney disease compromises survival of infection-fighting cells, study reveals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fighting off infections when one has a chronic disease is a common problem, and during the...
Does smoking increase chronic kidney disease risk?
Study reveals a correlation between smoking and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in observational analyses, but no causal relationship in genetic...
Small molecule APOL1 inhibitors as a precision medicine approach for APOL1-mediated kidney disease
Cell line generation and growthHuman embryonic kidney (HEK) cell lines containing a tetracycline (tet)-inducible expression system (T-REx™; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)...
Ozempic successfully treats kidney disease
More than two billion people worldwide live with overweight or obesity, conditions closely linked to an array of health complications....
Gene therapy research offers hope for people with chronic kidney disease
A mechanistic model of AAV9 and AAV-KP1-mediated renal transduction. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54475-9 Researchers are making strides in...
The survival of B cells is compromised in kidney disease
Mice with kidney disease show defects in GC and antibody responseTo define how B cells respond in kidney disease, we...
Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease
Two sugarcane workers in Guatemala take a rest break from the heat. Agricultural workers in warm climates are at a...
