Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a major global health issue, and disparities in healthcare access ...

In this study, animal models with chronic kidney disease were fed a specialized low-salt, fasting-mimicking diet (LS-FMD), designed to match the daily intake recommended for human patients with ...

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted," says epidemiologist Tony Merriman, from ...

Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) and gout are both common, recurrent, extremely painful conditions, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes. They also incur substantial health care costs.

Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may also help to lower the risk of recurrent kidney stones and gout flare-ups, finds a study from Canada ...

Certain medications and health conditions like kidney disease, high blood pressure ... Researchers warn that while a high-purine diet can lead to hyperuricemia and gout, genetics also play an ...

Merriman’s research interests also include outcomes in gout, especially severity and drug response. He also applies genetic epidemiological techniques to understanding the causal relationships in gout ...

had positive cardiorenal effects in patients with chronic kidney disease who were at risk for disease progression. Post-trial follow-up was designed to assess how the effects of empagliflozin ...

While genetics play a large role in gout, other factors can also increase your risk, such as your diet and ... the relationships between weight and disease seem stronger than they actually ...

When Nasrin Safavi’s son, Damon, was diagnosed with high blood pressure and polycystic kidney disease (PKD) at three months old, she and her husband made swift changes to the way they eat.

which can be difficult for the kidneys to properly process and thus can cause kidney stones and gout,” explained Satheesh. Naturally, most plant based foods are low in purine. The typical plant based ...

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer - the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted," Prof Merriman, of Otago’s Department of ...