Chronic kidney disease often produces no obvious symptoms until it has already progressed, which means millions of people in ...

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Senior Investigator in the Section on Genetics and Epidemiology at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA. To facilitate translational research on ...

“Renal insufficiency” is a broad term for all stages of kidney impairment, including renal failure. “Renal failure,” however, can refer to a specific level of kidney decline. Feeling tired, ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health concern affecting ~10% of the global adult population 1. Previous genetic studies have either focused on identifying rare, pathogenic variants ...

Albuminuria and estimates of glomerular filtration rate remain the main diagnostic and monitoring metrics used in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although these are both useful markers of ...

Among the greatest risks to your kidneys are uncontrolled diseases and medical disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension (2). If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, control your blood sugar levels.

Although existing kidney damage may not be reversed, you can slow progression and reduce the risk of further damage by managing blood sugar levels and taking medication. Regular kidney function checks ...

Adults with prediabetes were more than twice as likely as those with normal glucose levels to experience a faster decline in kidney function over time, according to new data from a long-term ...