Elevated creatinine signals kidney stress, but natural strategies can help. Focus on a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, ...

Individual patients may have substantial differences in their eGFRcr and eGFRcys for estimating kidney function, which has prognostic implications.

Compared with eGFRcr, a 30% lower eGFRcys was associated with higher rates of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease.

Unlike creatinine, plasma levels of cystatin C are not affected by muscle mass, said Sarav and Alpern. However, cystatin C -- which also comes at a higher cost -- can increase with inflammation, ...

Average temperatures and days above normal were calculated for each winter (December, January, February) from 1969-1970 (referred to as “winter 1970”) to 2024-2025 (“winter 2025”) using data obtained ...