Oral Hydration Safe and Effective Alternative to IV Hydration for contrast-induced nephropathy Prevention: Study Dr. Shravani Dali8 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTIn patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) undergoing peripheral vascular intervention (PVI), both intravenous and oral hydration protocols...
Fecal microbiota transplantation improves response to immunotherapy in advanced kidney cancer: TACITO study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTA new Italian study published in Nature Medicine provides compelling evidence that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can enhance the...
SGLT2 Inhibitors Show Superior Kidney Outcomes Compared to GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia5 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that when renal protection is a primary therapeutic objective, starting...
Eating a plant-forward diet good for your kidneys, suggests research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2026 8:15 PM ISTEating a plant-forward diet and limiting added sugars and fats as part of the EAT-Lancet planetary diet was associated with a reduced risk of chronic...
Stress Hormone Signals in Urine May Help Predict CKD Risk in Diabetes: Study Shows Medha Baranwal3 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTChina: Researchers from China have reported that specific urinary stress hormones and their metabolites may serve as useful non-invasive biomarkers...
Apecotrep Shows Promise in Reducing Proteinuria in Primary FSGS in Phase 2 trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Feb 2026 9:45 PM ISTIn a multicenter, phase 2 trial across 31 centers in 10 countries, apecotrep (BI 764198) reduced proteinuria by 40% over 12 weeks in patients with...
High Cardiometabolic Index Linked to Higher Death Risk in Dialysis Patients: Study Medha Baranwal1 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTChina: A higher cardiometabolic index (CMI) is linked to a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among patients...
Paricalcitol vs Calcitriol: Paricalcitol linked to stronger and faster PTH Control, reveals study Dr. Shravani Dali30 Jan 2026 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Paricalcitol produces a stronger and faster reduction in parathyroid hormone levels compared with...
High Interdialytic Weight Gain and LVH Predict Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in dialysis patients: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia29 Jan 2026 8:15 PM ISTA new study published in the journal of Cureus that interdialytic weight gain greater than 3 kg and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) were identified...
Good sleep duration could lower the risk of diabetic kidney disease: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia29 Jan 2026 9:30 AM ISTA new study published in the journal of Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome showed that the lowest possible risk of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is...
MERD Score Predicts Mortality Risk in Waitlisted Kidney Transplant Patients: Study Medha Baranwal27 Jan 2026 8:30 PM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a new study that the Mortality Estimation in Renal Disease (MERD) score, developed using national OPTN data, predicts...
Kidney disease study reveals unexpected marker Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Jan 2026 8:15 PM ISTWhen University of Texas at Arlington researcher Paul J. Fadel and his colleagues launched a study on vascular health in people with chronic kidney...
