Chronic kidney disease

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dec. 10, 2025

Research

With state-of-the-art research facilities, Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are studying new ways to understand and treat chronic kidney disease.

Areas being explored by Nephrology and Hypertension Research include:

  • Factors that worsen kidney damage in chronic kidney disease.
  • Reasons for higher risk of heart and blood vessel complications in people with chronic kidney disease.
  • Calcium deposits in the blood vessels in the heart.
  • High blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
  • Kidney disease and chronic liver disease.

Mayo Clinic also heads the Nephrology Collaborative Group, a consortium of doctors who specialize in kidney diseases at Mayo Clinic and at other healthcare facilities. The Mayo Clinic Nephrology Collaborative Group brings together these clinicians and scientists to develop and conduct prospective studies aimed at treating people with renal parenchymal diseases.

Publications

See a list of publications about chronic kidney disease by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Goldman L, et al., eds. Chronic kidney disease. In: Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). National Kidney Foundation. https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/estimated-glomerular-filtration-rate-egfr. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  3. Rosenberg M. Overview of the management of chronic kidney disease in adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  4. Chronic kidney disease (CKD). National Kidney Foundation. https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/about-chronic-kidney-disease. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  5. Chronic kidney disease. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/genitourinary-disorders/chronic-kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  6. Ferri FF. Chronic kidney disease. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2025. Elsevier; 2025. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  7. Chronic kidney disease basics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/kidney-disease/about/index.html. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  8. Harris KM. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. June 25, 2025.
  9. Cho ME, et al. Dietary recommendations for patients with nondialysis chronic kidney disease. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed June 25, 2025.
  10. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. May 7, 2025.