A new @cp-cell.bsky.social study led by @ardemp.bskyverified.social and @rose-hill.bsky.social identifies a kidney mechanism that allows renin to adjust in real time, showing that PIEZO2 enables cells to sense physical forces and fine-tune renin release.

Our story on mechanosensation in baroreceptor cells of the kidney is finally out! Well worth the wait on this project we began in 2020 that turned into a massive collaborative effort within the kidney field. 🫘 www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...

Nice way to end the year being part of this paper in Cell showing that PIEZO2 is an essential regulator of renin by @rose-hill.bsky.social and top scientists including @ardemp.bskyverified.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social @nu-nephrology.bsky.social@nufeinbergmed.bsky.social

Happy to see our commentary with @jbrianbyrd.bsky.social suggesting that Angiotensin II should be part of the evaluation of primary hyperaldosteronism. @nu-nephrology.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Dan Batlle & I wrote about testing for primary aldosteronism, bringing a critical lens to the usual approach www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

Good paper! Please also see our editorial in @kidneyint.bsky.social alerting to a possible new syndrome with features distinct but also overlapping with renal tubular acidosis. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ki... @nu-nephrology.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social

Thanks to @asnpublications.bsky.social for highlighting our feature on a new syndrome of renal tubular alkalosis! www.kidneynews.org/view/journal... @nu-nephrology.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social

Congratulations to Leo Riella and team reporting physiology aspects from the first porcine kidney transplanted to a human. Happy to have contributed findings on pig renin and the renin-angiotensin system. @natcomms.nature.com @nu-nephrology.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social rdcu.be/eIyQt

The era of a safe government job is done www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @theguardian.com which is a much better read than most others right now

Thrilled to publish this paper with my mentor @daniel-batlle.bsky.social‬.

Recent paper by medical student Peter Forster et al. showing an effect of Aminopeptidase A and Angiotensin-(1-12) on BP @daniel-batlle.bsky.social @nu-nephrology.bsky.social Aminopeptidase A Effect on Angiotensin Peptides and Their Blood Pressure Action mdpi.com/3412196 #mdpiijms @IJMS_MDPI

I wish the USA had respected Jimmy Carter more than they had. He was an amazing man. He was probably the most honest president we have ever had.

~ 7% hyperkalemia with Finerenone in the 'real world' from the nonrandomized FINEREAL study via @nephtimes.bsky.social and #NKFClinicals www.docwirenews.com/post/interim... this is despite 43% flozination - so our prediction was prescient pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34400243/ #NephSky

It was a pleasure writing this piece with you @a1ismail.bsky.social, Bilal, and Dr. Rosa. I hope the article explains well the urine anion gap concept & its use in the proper context. @asnpublications.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social @nu-nephrology.bsky.social journals.lww.com/cjasn/pages/...

𝑶𝒏𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒍𝒆. 🔥

The man no rational person would put in charge of the public’s health robertreich.substack.com/p/the-man-no...

Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!

I remain optimistic - see overall stats Yes #MedSky is lagging - but news is pretty good. Sports is catching up - not 🏏 yet though as @medcrisis.bsky.social sez (Indians are stuck on X) 🤞 - what do you think @kidneyboy.bsky.social ?

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans apnews.com/article/dona...

Important topic. Back in 2008 there were several cases of acute renal failure from milk adulteration with melamine in China. Actually there were deaths and countless hospitalizations. We discussed this in a paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... @nu-nephrology.bsky.social.

Thank you for pisting this article Elba.

Thank you for posting this.

Goodbye, COVID mAbs. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

A brilliant MD/PhD student challenged my explanation of pseudohypertension in clinic yesterday "Isn't BP detected upon the _re-expansion_ of the artery, which could have different dynamics in a stiff artery compared with compression of the artery?" Thoughts? www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

History of Medicine . I remember the first patient at the U of I in Chicago early 80s

On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD #MedSky #IDSky

Gracias a ti y a IMIN .

The Barry Brenner in Memoriam Lecture: Update in the Renin-Angiotensin system and focus on the Angiotensin Converting Enzime 2 (ACE2) . Muchas gracias Dr @daniel-batlle.bsky.social, por venir a México 🇲🇽 ! #Nefrología @IMINmx #TODOSSOMOSIMIN #IMIN2024

There we are! Right alongside journalists and Pokemon fans! @hswapnil.bsky.social killing it!

If you see patients with high blood pressure or do research that involves measuring blood pressure with a cuff I can recommend this useful review summarizing how major clinical trials measured blood pressure #cardiosky karger.com/pls/article/...

Lipiduria in nephrotic syndrome, a simplistic short overview #PisseProphet #UrinarySediment

Joel Topf here for the first Bluesky #NephJC This means a lot to me. Twitter was a major part of my professional identity. Switching platforms is not little thing.

A pleasure to host Dr Annet Kirabo during her visit to Northwestern. Great new insights on Salt sensitive hypertension and ENaC !