Researchers evaluate the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on kidney and cardiovascular outcomes.

UK: A recent retrospective cohort study has highlighted the critical role of kidney function in patients diagnosed with ...

In a randomized controlled trial of people with type 2 diabetes, albuminuria, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ...

Your kidneys clean your blood by filtering out waste and extra water. Kidney failure happens when both kidneys stop filtering waste and extra water properly. Doctors use a test called eGFR (estimated ...

Studies investigating what is damaging the kidney in lupus nephritis point to tubulointerstitial inflammation.

Despite clinician concerns, treating patients with gout and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) with urate-lowering therapy does not appear to ... 11% lower relative risk of kidney function decline ...

Objective Many societies recommend using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine (sCr) to determine metformin eligibility. We examined the potential impact of ...

Research found that younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is associated with higher risks of cardiovascular and all-cause ...

Some 20% to 30% of gout patients also have CKD, the researchers said, which is not surprising since they share many risk ...

Discover how kidney function decline in ATTR-CM patients predicts higher mortality, highlighting its role as a critical marker in disease management and care optimisation.

Researchers recently collaborated on a novel, highly specific strategy to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) using a tagged beta cell transplant in tandem with localized immune protection provided by ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists were originally developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and later of obesity, but there is growing evidence that their benefits extend far beyond reductions in blood ...