NIH expands study to better understand kidney disease progression

(NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Researchers from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study are embarking on another five years of work to identify risk factors for progression of early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), better understand the importance of reduced kidney function in older persons, and learn what role CKD may play in other illnesses that require hospitalization. CRIC is supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news