Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Archive — Page 3 of 9

March 2, 2023

Sex-specific regulation of kidney signals

Links between estrogen signaling and sodium excretion by the kidney could help explain a reduced risk of hypertension in females versus males.

By Kelsey Pinckard
Top-view arrangement of potassium-rich foods on a blue wooden surface, including bananas, avocado, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, grapefruit, kiwi, carrots, nuts, beans, and a bowl of dried fruit.
January 19, 2023

Low potassium injures kidney

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that low dietary potassium causes direct kidney injury, suggesting potential new targets for treating chronic kidney disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
The study team included, from left, Raymond Harris, MD, J.P. Arroyo, MD, PhD, and Gautam Bhave, MD, PhD.
January 5, 2023

VUMC researchers upend dogma about vasopressin production

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that vasopressin, which has long been thought to be produced only in the brain, is also produced in the kidney.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 15, 2022

Reduced kidney function may cause cardiovascular disease: study

An international team of investigators has found that mild to moderate reduction in kidney function may cause cardiovascular disease, even in people without symptoms of heart disease or diabetes.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, wearing a blue sweater over a collared shirt.
December 15, 2022

Nephrology society lauds Bock’s research on kidney development

Vanderbilt’s Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, won two awards at the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists, presented virtually by the American Society of Nephrology and American Physiological Society.

By Bill Snyder
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling man wearing a red, blue, and white checkered shirt against a brown background.
October 27, 2022

Terker selected as VUMC Discovery Scholar in Health and Medicine

By Bill Snyder