Nephrology

Renal disease, dialysis, transplantation and electrolyte disorders.

Oxidative Stress Drives APOL1 Kidney Disease Severity via STAT1 Loop

A Kidney International study links APOL1 risk variants to oxidative stress and STAT1 signaling, explaining why severe kidney disease emerges in only some carriers.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read

Nephrology·Kidney Int

Statin Therapy After ASCVD Event Improves Survival in Dialysis Patients

REIN registry data link statin initiation after ASCVD events with lower mortality and no safety signal in dialysis…

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Kidney Int

Semaglutide Safety in CKD Stratified by eGFR in FLOW Trial

FLOW safety analysis found semaglutide had fewer serious adverse events than placebo across CKD stages, with gastrointestinal discontinuation…

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Kidney Int

Kidney International corrigendum restores missing Supplementary Table S2 columns

Kidney International issued a corrigendum restoring deleted columns in Supplementary Table S2 for a precision nephrology study in…

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Sci Transl Med

HDAC2 links AA-I to stronger kidney toxicity than AA-IVa or AL-I

AA-I caused the most severe renal injury in mice and HK-2 cells, with HDAC2 emerging as a partial…

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Nature

Kidney Transplant Cardiovascular Risk Tied to Diabetes, Prior MI and Stroke

Pre-transplant diabetes, prior myocardial infarction, and stroke were linked to higher mortality and MACCE after kidney transplantation in…

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Kidney Int

Transcutaneous GFR Measurement Faces Validation Hurdles in Kidney Care

Transcutaneous GFR offers continuous, minimally invasive kidney monitoring, but validation remains limited in settings that alter distribution volume.

Nov 1, 2026

Nephrology·Kidney Int