Kidney Disease

Children who are obese or overweight may be at higher risk for kidney alterations and kidney disease risk factors, a recently published cross-sectional study suggests.

SEATTLE — The House has authorized a $10 million infusion for the KidneyX Innovation Accelerator Project, Representative Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, announced here during the Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium. DelBene is co-chair of the Congressional Kidney Caucus in the House.

Chronic low-level fluoride exposure contributed to small reductions in kidney and liver function among adolescents, according to a recently published study. In addition, researchers found adolescents who already had poorer kidney and/or liver function may absorb more fluoride in their bodies.