Credit: Getty Images Nutrition opportunities in kidney disease management extend far beyond the traditional focus on preventing malnutrition and managing mineral balance. Nephrology providers can ...
The adrenal glands are two small, roughly triangular glands that sit on top of the kidneys. They make steroid hormones (like cortisol), adrenaline, aldosterone, and norepinephrine, which help regulate ...
Chronic kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), occurs when the kidneys no longer function effectively and cannot filter waste and extra fluid from the body. It is the fifth and final ...
Introduction: Aldosterone dysregulation (excess aldosterone production) is a complex physiological driver of uncontrolled hypertension as well as cardiovascular (CV) and kidney outcomes. Understanding ...
The adrenal glands are two glands that sit on top of the kidneys and produce two essential hormones - cortisol and aldosterone. When the gland is damaged, it means that not enough cortisol or ...
Individuals with PA produce too much aldosterone, a hormone important for salt balance but harmful to the heart, kidneys and brain if produced in excess. Working with Professor Trevor Mori and his ...
Besides renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade, there has been no therapy for slowing the progression of CKD or treating specific kidney diseases such as glomerulonephritis. But new ...