CKD News cites UMaine research on cognitive deficits in kidney disease
Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in the CKD News article, “Study evaluates cognitive deficits in chronic kidney disease patients.” Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant risk factor for cognitive impairment, and previous studies have examined differences in cognitive impairment between those with and without kidney disease using multiple cognitive outcomes, but few have done this for an extensive battery of cognitive tests, according to the article. The article cites a new study published in the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation and titled “Risk for cognitive impairment across 22 measures of cognitive ability in early-stage chronic kidney disease.” For the study, researchers at UMaine, Temple University and the University of Maryland revealed normative data for participants of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS), a 35-year study of cognition and cardiovascular risk-factors, with early-stage chronic kidney disease that will allow clinicians to select the most appropriate tests for their patients’ needs. The data will hopefully allow scientists to compare the cognitive functioning of study participants with end-stage renal disease with that of an appropriate reference group, the article states.