Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a gradual loss of kidney function over several years. At first, there are often no symptoms, but it can cause high blood pressure and swelling due to fluid retention.

“We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the ... the group was going to look at blood biomarkers of amyloid and other signs of dementia, including brain inflammation.

She is among many patients now asking why, with no apparent change in their blood test results, chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

Sutton stressed the rising rate of healthcare expenditures as chronic disease plagues the country. He said a focus on prevention is not easy, but is necessary, and that the food industry’s grip ...

Early detection and new biomarkers are changing how we manage acute kidney injury—and its link to chronic kidney disease.

Yes, scientists now believe that there is evidence to suggest that dementia begins to impair our senses long before the ...

The study was published online Thursday in Preventing Chronic Disease, a journal established by the National Center for ...