New Delhi, Dec 6: Chronic kidney diseases may accelerate cognitive decline but its manifestation differs in men and women, according to a new study.

The decline is primarily due to damage to the “heart-brain link” triggered by chronic kidney illness, it said.

Studying a rural population in the US, researchers from Marshall University found that men with chronic kidney disease experienced a higher cognitive impairment and a more pronounced reduction in heart function, compared to women.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, suggest a stronger relation between the heart-brain link and cognitive decline among men, the researchers said.

The study also sheds light on why men with chronic kidney diseases often face more severe cogniti

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