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Urdu• Adding measures of kidney function to traditional measures of cardiovascular health could help clinicians predict an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Tag: Kidney Health
Nicotine Damages Kidney Filters in Smokers with Diabetes
Article title: Nicotine, smoking, podocytes and diabetic nephropathy Authors: Edgar A. Jaimes, Ming-Sheng Zhou, Mohammed Siddiqui, Gabriel Rezonzew, Runxia Tian, Surya V. Seshan, Alecia N Muwonge, Nicholas J. Wong, Evren U. Azeloglu, Alessia Fornoni, Sandra Merscher, Leopoldo Raij From the authors:…
High Potassium May Interfere with Electrolyte Balance in Kidneys
Article title: WNKs are potassium-sensitive kinases Authors: John M. Pleinis, Logan Norrell, Radha Akella, John M. Humphreys, Haixia He, Qifei Sun, Feng Zhang, Jason Sosa-Pagan, Daryl E. Morrison, Jeffrey N. Schellinger, Laurie K. Jackson, Elizabeth J. Goldsmith, Aylin R. Rodan…
Certain Environmental Chemicals Linked with Poor Kidney Health
• In an analysis of blood and urine samples from 46,748 US adults, elevated levels of 7 environmental chemicals were associated with markers of kidney disease.
Genetics May Determine Who Benefits from Broccoli’s Effects on Kidney Health
• Deletion of the gene that codes for an enzyme called GSTM1 increased kidney injury in mice with hypertension and kidney disease, but supplementing the diet with broccoli powder lessened kidney injury in the genetically altered mice.
• In humans, high consumption of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables was linked with a lower risk of kidney failure, primarily in individuals lacking GSTM1.
Exploring How a Key Blood Pressure Hormone Works in Males and Females
Aldosterone is a steroid hormone important to the regulation of salt, fluid and potassium in the body. Researchers at the “Metabolic and sex differences in aldosterone responses” symposium will explore the growing body of research that finds sex is a major determinant of how aldosterone acts on the body.
Common Clinical Estimates of Kidney Function May Not Accurately Assess Indian Patients
Pilot study finds that considering body composition rather than weight could improve patient management Charlottesville, Va. (June 25, 2019)—A common metric for monitoring kidney health may not accurately represent the kidney function of Indian patients. However, tweaks to an older…
Baking Soda Boosts Immunity, Impairs Insulin Response in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers learn insulin response connected to alkaline load, not inflammation Charlottesville, Va. (June 24, 2019)—Early research suggests that the common pantry staple baking soda affects inflammation and insulin handling in type 2 diabetes. The findings will be presented today at…
Blood Metabolite Levels May Help Identify Diabetic Kidney Disease
Noninvasive measurement may provide alternative to diagnostic kidney biopsy Charlottesville, Va. (June 24, 2019)—Metabolomics, the study of small molecules the body produces during metabolism (metabolites) may be a future key to identifying diabetes-related kidney disease. The finding will be presented…
Donald Kohan Details Recent Advances and New Frontiers in Kidney Research in Keynote Address
Charlottesville, Va. (June 23, 2019)—New treatments, exciting research and future trends in kidney health are the focus of discussion at the American Physiological Society (APS)/American Society of Nephrology (ASN) conference, Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease, in Charlottesville,…