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Cognitive impairment in kidney failure is com- mon and has significant implications for informed decision making and treatment choices, according to a study published in the Journal of Renal Care. Therefore, routine assessment...

Cycling during dialysis sessions could boost patients’ heart health and cut medical costs otherwise difficult to achieve because of the timeconsuming nature of dialysis, according to a study published in Kidney International....

An intervention to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity yields a transient improvement among patients with CKD, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology....

“Renal perfusion plays an essential role in kidney health, as the kidneys receive up to 25% of cardiac output,” explains Menno Pruijm, PhD. “Although autoregulation mechanisms keep the perfusion of each kidney as constant as...

For individuals with CKD, physical activity of 7.5 to less than 15 metabolic equivalent (MET) hours per week is associated with a reduction in adverse cardiorenal outcomes, according to a study published in the European Journal...

Aerobic exercise improves several hemodialysisrelated symptoms for adults on maintenance hemodialysis, according to a paper published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers conducted a...

New research was presented at SCM 2021 Virtual, the Spring Clinical Meetings of the National Kidney Foundation, from April 6-10. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the virtual conference. Factors...

For patients with ESKD, there has been little improvement in the rates of waitlist placement or transplantation (WLT) since 1997, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Investigators...

There are rules to be followed when a doctor gets a gift from a patient. You are a fiduciary for your patients, bound to only act for their good, and a gift can skew that. On the other hand, the emotional rigors of medical care...

Black patients have a shorter time from estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels of 20 mL/ min/1.73 m2 or less to ESKD onset than Whites, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of...

Sleep apnea-associated hypoxia and very short sleep are linked with a higher moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence when compared with “normal” sleep, explains Chandra L. Jackson, PhD, MS. “This relationship...

Opioids and NSAIDs are the most commonly used analgesics for managing pain in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but these therapies come with important risks. “NSAIDs have direct nephrotoxic effects that may lead to...