October 24, 2022

ITC Conference Grants 2021

Dr Martin Michna, from the Czech Republic, attended the National Nephrology Congress in Slovakia with an abstract entitled “Relation between structural changes of the brain, cerebral oximetry and cognitive functions in chronic kidney disease patients, treated with hemodialysis – a pilot study”

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The need for a multi-disciplinary reflection about frailty and cognitive impairment in chronic kidney disease

Authors: Michele Farisco, Irene Zecchino, Giovambattista Capasso, CONNECT Consortium Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfac334, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfac334 Published: 22 December 2022 Download publication: Here

January 5, 2023

Phosphate in the Context of Cognitive Impairment and Other Neurological Disorders Occurrence in Chronic Kidney Disease

The nervous system and the kidneys are linked under physiological states to maintain normal body homeostasis. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), damaged kidneys can impair the central nervous system, including cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment (CI)

November 3, 2022

COST

COST is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

CA19127 - CONNECT

CONNECT aims to coordinate research on cognitive impairment in CKD. This requires exchanging clinical information between nephrologists and neurologists, and between neuroscientists and kidney physiologists, guided by big data analysts.

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The COST Action CONNECT welcomes research-active scientists working in the field. According to COST rules, you can join CONNECT action.