Yesterday I was asked to consult on a young boy of 20 who has chronic kidney disease and has been on hemodialysis for a few months. Why do I tell this, you may wonder? The point is that this guy is in jail, and I went to visit him there, Regina Coeli, an old...
Abstract Submissions and Registration has now opened for the ISN Forefronts Symposium in 2014 on Intrinsic Regulation of Kidney Function, which will be held in Charleston (SC), USA, from March 6 to 9, 2014. The program for this symposium is almost final, and you will find the most up-to-date information on sessions and speakers on the dedicated website, CLICK...
In order to investigate candidate hypotheses for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu), the ISN has supported a multidisciplinary group of nephrologists, epidemiologists, and occupational health and environmental scientists to form a consortium (i3C) to identify a coherent approach to studying CKDu and to provide recommendations for studies focusing on investigating causes. The...
