Nephrology

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care

Study identifies challenges to providing optimum care.

Clarifying Salt’s Role in Hypertension

Clarifying Salt’s Role in Hypertension

How dietary salt breaches immune cells and triggers harmful responses.

DNA Damage Repair to Avoid Renal Injury

DNA Damage Repair to Avoid Renal Injury

Study of ATR kinase helps answer longstanding questions.

Super-Resolution Microscopy Reveals Cellular Dynamics

Innovation offers an unprecedented view of organelle changes.

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Cardiovascular Safety and Metformin Use

For patients with diabetes and kidney disease, metformin could lower cardiovascular risk.

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New Findings on Sex Disparities in Kidney Disease

Lower renal EGFR expression in women may slow disease progression.

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APOL1 and Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans

Million Veteran Program lends statistical power to assess genetic risk.

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Artificial Kidney Project Advances in KidneyX Competition

Vanderbilt-UCSF entry among 15 dialysis innovations advancing in national accelerator competition.

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Home Dialysis Programs Remain Challenged by Political and Economic Priorities

Home Dialysis Programs Remain Challenged by Political and Economic Priorities

Lessons and challenges from a national authority’s 40-year career.

Championing Research for Non-clear Cell Renal Cancer

Championing Research for Non-clear Cell Renal Cancer

Oncologist Nancy Davis, M.D., reports to the AUA on need for separate signatures and therapies for rarer variants.

Pancreas Volume Declines in Patients with T1 Diabetes

Pancreas Volume Declines in Patients with T1 Diabetes

Volume dynamics challenge traditional understanding of the disease.