Faltering Kidneys can hit Mental functioning

Faltering kidneys can hit mental processes involved  in thinking. Understanding , reasoning or remembering, according to an American study.

“The brain and kidney are both organs that are affected by  the cardiovascular systems,” said study author Adam Davey. Researchers examined longitudinal data, five years apart, from 590 people. What they found was the greater a person’s decrease in renal functioning, the greater  the decrease in overall cognitive functioning, Particularly abstract reasoning and verbal memory. “They are both affected by things like blood pressure and hypertension. So it is natural to expect that changes in one organ  are going to be linked with changes in another. This study provides us with evidence that the rate of cognitive decline is associated with deterioration in kidney function,” Said Davey.

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Bombay Times – The Times of India,

21/11/2012