Research identifies optimal body weight to reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), identifies the optimum ...
Tag: Chronic Kidney Disease
New research identifies potential drug target to prevent kidney failure
A new study found that retinoic acid receptors (RARa) in the proximal tubules of the kidney play a crucial role ...
Evaluating a machine learning tool for predicting hospital-acquired acute kidney injury
Hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (HA-AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients that can lead to chronic kidney disease and ...
Study provides new evidence of weight loss benefits for type 2 diabetes patients
Researchers in the School of Population Health at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have provided new evidence of ...
New insights into how anti-obesity drugs could help prevent kidney disease
Data from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was recently halted because ...
Kidney transplantation turns back the clock on renal aging
In a recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers observe that kidney transplantation (KT) mitigates the effects of ...
Meta-analysis reports global prevalence of MAFLD of 38.8% in adults
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition that affects up to 30% of adults in the general population. ...
Do glucose-lowering medications have different effects on kidney outcomes?
In a recent study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine Journal, researchers evaluated the kidney outcomes in individuals with type ...
Readmission and mortality more likely to happen after hospitalization with acute kidney injury
A study supported by the National Institutes of Health found that people who experienced acute kidney injury (AKI) during a ...
An emerging target for chronic kidney disease treatment – DNA-PKcs
Around 10% of the global population is affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). The risk of CKD progressing into end-stage ...