A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes may also help people with chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes, according ...

Persistent hyponatremia despite treatment prompts further evaluation, revealing isolated aldosterone deficiency despite normal adrenal function and leading to effective therapy.

When you think of high blood pressure, lifestyle choices around nutrition or exercise may come to mind—not your hormones. But what if we told you there's a sneaky hormone that could be driving your ...

Findings from a cross-sectional study published in Annals of Internal Medicine implicate the hormone aldosterone as a common and unrecognized contributor to hypertension. Hypertension affects more ...

Unprecedented access to a unique group of Australians is allowing researchers to study links between raised aldosterone levels and elevated cardiovascular risk in various age groups—with important ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition in which the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and extra fluid from the blood. While diabetes is ...

Adults whose blood pressure stays dangerously high despite taking three or more medications now have a new option. The FDA ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports investigated the effects of acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on serum aldosterone levels. Psychological stress is one of ...

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today ...