The growing prevalence of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity along with an
aging population is leading to a higher incidence of renal diseases in society. Chronic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a multifactorial pathology that progressively leads to the
deterioration of metabolic functions and results from deficient glomerular filtration and …

X-chromosomal genetic variants are understudied but can yield valuable insights into
sexually dimorphic human traits and diseases. We performed a sex-stratified cross-ancestry …

Renal ischemic-reperfusion injury decreases the chances of long-term kidney graft survival
and may lead to the loss of a transplanted kidney. During organ excision, the cycle of warm …

A urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR)< 30 mg/g is considered to be normal, while
increased risk of incident hypertension and cardiovascular disease mortality in subjects with …

The phenomenon of low testosterone level is extremely common in male patients with
chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). This meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate whether the low …

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is often accompanied by noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs), including gout. However, the association between serum uric acid (sUA) levels and …

Background Women represent a meaningful proportion of new HIV diagnoses, with Black
women comprising 58% of new diagnoses among women. As HIV infection also increases …

Sex differences in acute kidney injury (AKI) continue to be identified. Generally, women are
protected from AKI when compared to men. Much of the protection exhibited in women is …

Kidney pathophysiology is influenced by gender. Evidence suggests that kidney damage is
more severe in males than in females and that sexual hormones contribute to this. Elevated …