Researchers from the University of Alberta have found that patients with chronic kidney disease face the same risk for a coronary event as previous heart attack sufferers. The study followed 1.3 million Canadians with risk factors for coronary events, including patients who had already had a heart attack, those with CKD, diabetes or a combination … Continue reading Chronic Kidney Disease Brings Heart Attack Risk
Cardiac Biomarker May Predict Risk of Progressive CKD in Type 2 Diabetics
Japanese researchers have discovered that NT-proBNP, a biomarker used to detect heart failure, may also predict risk of progressive CKD as well as cardiac risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The study followed diabetic patients with stage 1 or stage 2 CKD for 5 years and found that those with a higher baseline of … Continue reading Cardiac Biomarker May Predict Risk of Progressive CKD in Type 2 Diabetics
Valen Keefer Launches Her New Blog: PKD Will Not Beat Me
Our spokesperson, Valen Keefer, continues to inspire the kidney disease and transplant community with her new blog for the PKD Foundation, PKD Will Not Beat Me. She’ll be sharing her story and fostering a positive space where people with PKD can come together to talk with each other, get information and lift each other’s spirits. … Continue reading Valen Keefer Launches Her New Blog: PKD Will Not Beat Me
Clues to How Embryonic Kidney Maintains Stem Cell Pool
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, working with a team of scientists in Paris, have identified two proteins, which are key to maintaining the stem cell pool and supporting growth during early kidney development. FGF9 and FGF20 are fibroblast growth factors, a family of proteins involved in embryonic development; the proliferation, migration and differentiation … Continue reading Clues to How Embryonic Kidney Maintains Stem Cell Pool
Kids with Type 2 Diabetes May Be at Greater Risk of Early Kidney Damage
Diabetes is on the rise in American children and teens. Recent studies from University of Colorado School of Public Health have uncovered a disturbing link between Type 2 diabetes in kids and the risk of early kidney damage. Our infographic below highlights the facts uncovered by the studies. Source: Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids, … Continue reading Kids with Type 2 Diabetes May Be at Greater Risk of Early Kidney Damage
Researchers Find Brain Pathway That Regulates Renal Excretion of Sodium
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have identified a link between the G alpha i-2 sub-unit protein pathway in the brain and renal excretion of sodium. They found that changes in salt intake affected changes in G alpha i-2 sub-unit protein levels and were able to prove that the protein pathway plays an important … Continue reading Researchers Find Brain Pathway That Regulates Renal Excretion of Sodium