As for the whole human body, the kidney undergoes age-related changes which translate in
an inexorable and progressive decline in renal function. Renal aging is a multifactorial …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used for their properties such as stain and
water resistance. The substances have been associated with adverse health outcomes in …

Aging is both a natural and inevitable biological process. With advancing age, the kidneys
undergo anatomical and physiological changes that are not only the consequences of …

Owing to advances in modern medicine, life expectancies are lengthening and leading to an
increase in the population of older individuals. The aging process leads to significant …

A recent report has dealt with geriatric nephrology, including epidemiology and
pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), attempting to get nephrologists to pay …

With aging, the kidney undergoes inexorable and progressive changes in structural and
functional performance. These aging‐related alterations are more obvious and serious in …

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), especially the angiotensin II (Ang II)/angiotensin II type
1 receptor (AT1R) axis, plays an important role in the aging process of the kidney, through …

Introduction Kidney function declines with age, but its determinants in the general population
remain incompletely understood. We investigated the rate and determinants of kidney …

From a chronological viewpoint, medical treatment of the elderly (geriatrics) starts from the
age of 65 years old. This definition per se is nowadays certainly not really an adequate …

Background Cross-sectional studies have long suggested that renal function declines with
age. Longitudinal studies regarding this issue are limited. Methods We retrospectively …