Researchers from Cleveland Clinic have discovered an important connection between the gut bacteria byproduct, TMAO, and chronic kidney disease. TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) is produced when we digest choline and carnitine, found in animal sources—dairy, egg yolks, red meat, and liver. The researchers studied subjects with and without chronic kidney disease and found a link between … Continue reading Gut Bacteria Byproduct Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease
Vascular Calcification May Explain Link Between Kidney Stones and Heart Disease
New research suggests that blood vessel calcification may explain the link between kidney stones and heart disease. Vascular calcification is common in chronic kidney disease patients and puts them at high risk of cardiovascular death. Researchers led by Linda Shavit, M.D. of University College London Medical School and Israel’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, used CT … Continue reading Vascular Calcification May Explain Link Between Kidney Stones and Heart Disease
Biomarkers Linked to Long-Term Kidney Damage, Death in AKI Patients
An international research team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has linked high levels of TIMP2 and IGFBP7, two biomarkers for acute kidney injury (AKI), to long-term kidney damage, the risk of needing dialysis or a transplant, and death in patients in the early stages of the disease. The discovery could help physicians identify … Continue reading Biomarkers Linked to Long-Term Kidney Damage, Death in AKI Patients