Researchers observed significant improvements in inflammation and physical function. Patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) may be able to decrease inflammation and improve physical function by ...

Clinicians are increasingly using dietary protein and exercise interventions during hemodialysis to help maintain patients' muscle strength. Protein intake and exercise during hemodialysis do not ...

Dialysis patients often develop dialysis-related amyloidosis and exhibit bone and joint disorders that impair their activity of daily living. Blood purification devices consisting of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Linda F. Fried, MD, MPH, FASN, of University of Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and co-chair of ASN ...

A low-protein diet, defined as 0.6 g/kg/day, is recommended for CKD patients, contrasting with the higher average intake in Western countries. A low-protein diet is essential for managing chronic ...

The key conclusions of the study by Evenepoel and colleagues were that dialytic clearance and removal of total serum p-cresol is higher in hemodialysis than in peritoneal dialysis, that this clearance ...

Uremic toxins are involved in a variety of symptoms in advanced chronic kidney disease. Especially, the accumulation of protein-bound uremic toxins in the blood of dialysis patients might play an ...

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has been used as a renal replacement therapy in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, along with hemodialysis. 1 However, after long-term treatment ...

Dialysis membranes must balance two critical functions: allowing small molecules to pass through for removal while preventing the leakage of vital proteins. The team’s approach uses the unique ...

Scarring is one of the biggest problems in chronic kidney disease. When the kidneys are damaged over time, scar tissue builds ...