Acute kidney injury affects 10-15% of hospitalized individuals and increases the risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Researchers at John Hopkins Medicine examined changes in 7 urine and 2 plasma (blood) biomarkers over time in people with acute kidney injury and found that increases in certain biomarkers were associated with a higher risk of chronic […]

Assessing an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease is essential for prevention. Traditional risk markers, such as blood pressure and cholesterol, are not always accurate measures for predicting heart disease at the individual level. Researchers are exploring new risk markers such as the coronary artery calcium score and the polygenic risk score. A new study […]