Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Archive — Page 4 of 9
-
April 29, 2021
Genetic ancestry and hypertension risk
Racial disparities in hypertension risk are due in part to genetic differences between ancestries, Vanderbilt investigators find in a study of participants in the Million Veteran Program. -
April 15, 2021
New insights into kidney development
Integrin-linked kinase, a central component of a complex that coordinates cell signaling involved in migration, proliferation and cell death, plays a role in kidney development and epithelial cell function. -
March 25, 2021
Spirituality may help reduce end-stage kidney disease risk
Researchers from Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension have identified an under-studied characteristic that may have a protective effect on end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) risk among vulnerable populations. -
October 15, 2020
Brain blood vessel response to hypoxia
The brain’s response to low oxygen — growth and remodeling of blood vessels — involves certain cell types and molecular pathways, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
October 5, 2020
Clue to diabetic kidney disease
Vanderbilt researchers have identified a signaling pathway that promotes kidney fibrosis in patients with diabetes — and that could be targeted with an existing approved medication. -
July 30, 2020
Protein study may be key to treating fibrotic diseases
A protein linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease that causes muscle weakness, may be a key to treating fibrotic disease of the kidneys and other organs, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported recently. -
July 22, 2020
VUMC, UCSF win KidneyX award for implantable home dialysis system
A $500,000 KidneyX prize has been awarded to The Kidney Project — a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — for the development of an implantable dialysis system that would enable patients to safely and effectively treat kidney failure at home.