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Andrew Kowalski, MD, FASN The mitochondria, often described as the “powerhouses” of our cells, provide the energy required for nearly every biological process known. In the kidney, which is one of the most energy-demanding organs in the body, mitochondria play an especially critical role. Every filtration, reabsorption, and secretion step along the nephron requires a steady supply of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), and this demand makes kidney tissue uniquely vulnerable to mit

Andrew Kowalski, MD, FASN Introduction Myo-inositol, a naturally occurring sugar alcohol found in many foods and produced in the human...

Andrew Kowalski, MD, FASN Introduction Recently the New England Journal of Medicine published an article detailing the plague of...