kidney disease

Can We Predict Kidney Disease?

February 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future” – Danish Physicist Niels Bohr, also attributed to Yogi Berra, NY Yankees There is something about knowing the future that appeals to us all. This yearning has created a veritable [read more...]

ERA-EDTA 2015: Genetics & Kidney Disease

May 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

The 52nd ERA-EDTA Congress is taking place from May 28-31, 2015, in London, United Kingdom, and is being held jointly with the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association) and The Renal Association. Dr. [read more...]

AJKD Call for Papers on Public Health

March 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

Today is the 9th World Kidney Day, a yearly worldwide effort “to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems.” As usual, AJKD [read more...]

Recent Progress Using Modern Genetic Tools to Understand Kidney Disease

April 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

A number of genetic risk variants, including APOL1 and UMOD, have recently been identified using a variety of genetic tools. A Core Curriculum on this topic published in the May issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases discusses how novel [read more...]

Test Your Knowledge: Hepatitis C and the Kidney

January 3, 2013 // 2 Comments

In a recent article in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Fabrizi et al review hepatitis C virus and kidney disease with focus on cryoglobulinemia. The following questions will test your knowledge on hepatitis C virus–associated kidney [read more...]

Anorexia Nervosa and the Nephrologists

July 17, 2012 // 1 Comment

In a narrative review in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Dr. Antoine Bouquegneau and colleagues discuss anorexia nervosa (AN) and the kidney. Electrolyte disorders and tubular damage is commonly associated with this entity. Drs. Antoine [read more...]

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