Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with diabetes mellitus had higher aortic pulse wave velocity levels vs. patients without diabetes.

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Organ transplantation has become a fairly common and effective modality ...

ESRD Bundling: How Will This Affect Small Dialysis Providers -- and Patients? A Report From ASN 2009. Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, reports from ASN 2009 and discusses the effect of bundling all ESRD services ...

The intricate relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and bone mineral density (BMD) is an area of burgeoning clinical and research interest. CKD is characterised by a progressive loss of ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a global health challenge, largely due to its profound impact on mineral metabolism. Disruption of the tightly regulated balance of phosphate, calcium and ...

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) today released its latest Kidney Health Guidance (KHG) addressing how potassium and phosphorus additives impact health risks (hyperkalemia and CKD-mineral and ...

Release of Vitamin D in Dysfunctional Adipose Tissue A better understanding of the role of adipose tissue in the distribution of vitamin D could have important implications for achieving vitamin D ...

Crohn’s, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is associated with a higher risk of bone density loss and even osteoporosis. Find out why.

Magnesium and phosphorus might not make headlines like calcium or iron, but these unsung heroes perform countless vital functions throughout your body every day. These minerals work tirelessly behind ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the overexpression of a transcription factor prevented bone loss in mouse models of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study ...