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Unraveling the roles of anemia, renal impairment, and neuroinflammation in hemodialysis-associated cognitive dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients

Key takeaways

This study looked at people with kidney disease who are on dialysis. It found links between low blood counts, poor kidney function, and brain changes. These factors may explain why some patients have trouble thinking clearly. The study shows a connection, but it does not prove that one thing causes the other.

Who did this work

Feifan Huang (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Lingyun Wei (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Meiying Huang (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Yu Xiao (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Ruiying Ma (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Yanfei Nong (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities) · Jie Wang (Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-26
https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988261481049