Inflammatory marker tied to kidney decline in healthy adults

Monday, October 8, 2018 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

A large, multiethnic study of healthy individuals found that high blood levels of an inflammatory marker are linked with long-term decline of kidney function. The results may shed light on biological mechanisms that spur chronic kidney disease. The findings were published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Research was led by Pavan Bhatraju, […]

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