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Weight gain within the normal range increases risk of chronic kidney disease
Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The study suggests that CKD should be added to the list of conditions that are associated with... view more... (2008-06-20)
Type 2 diabetics' acidity heightens risk for kidney stones
People with type 2 diabetes have highly acidic urine, a metabolic feature that explains their greater risk for developing uric-acid kidney stones. view more (2006-04-06)
New study supports major change in diet treatment for diabetes
A low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single-agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs. view more (2006-08-08)
Mayo researchers discover immune system blocker at work in kidney cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new and deadly player in the most common form of kidney cancer. They've shown that the molecule B7-H4 helps renal cell carcinoma (RCC) grow and spread by blocking the immune system. view more (2006-06-30)
Sugar coupled to protein causes kidneys to save water
Several new mechanisms that are important for the production and transport of water channels to the cell surface of kidneys have been identified by a Dutch researcher. The water channels ensure that water in the body is reused. If these fail to work properly, you urinate too much and dehydrate. The research was a collaborative project between the... view more... (2003-10-10)
Study shows that dialysis patients often have close family members also on dialysis
Nearly one-fourth of all dialysis patients have a close relative on dialysis, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and others, report in the current online edition of the American Journal of Nephrology. view more (2005-11-03)
Mayo Clinic study explores link between nanoparticles and kidney stones
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell cultures and have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles. view more (2006-12-20)
Vaccine shows promise for kidney cancer (pp 583, 594)
Results of a phase III study from Germany in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that a tumour-based vaccine could reduce disease recurrence and increase survival of patients who have had surgery for kidney cancer. 3% of cancer occurs in the kidney, with around 12,000 renal-cancer deaths a year in the USA. Removal of part or all of the kidney... view more... (2004-02-18)
Mayo researchers explore reasons for complications with kidney failure patients
Mayo Clinic researchers searching for explanations of high mortality rates among kidney failure patients undergoing hemodialysis are focusing their attention on the use of heparin, a drug used to reduce clotting of the blood. view more (2005-08-18)
National trial gives 'unprecedented' support for steroid withdrawal in kidney transplants
Preliminary results of a study led by University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists suggest that reducing corticosteroid treatment in kidney transplant patients significantly lowers the toxic side effects of anti-rejection drugs without affecting survival rates. view more (2006-07-25)
Mayo Clinic finds kidney cancer patients are unlikely to respond to potential treatment drug
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center investigators report that imatinib mesylate (GleevecTM), the drug used to treat patients with gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs), is not likely to be effective for patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma - the most aggressive kidney cancer. view more (2005-12-22)
Simple Model Predicts Those at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
Traditionally, doctors have had no clear way to predict which of their patients might be headed down the road to chronic kidney disease (CKD). view more (2008-12-23)
Obese patients wait longer for kidney transplants, research suggests
New research from Johns Hopkins specialists suggests that obese kidney disease patients face not only the usual long odds of a tissue match and organ rejection, but also are significantly less likely than normal-weight people to receive a kidney transplant at all. view more (2007-12-20)
Researchers investigate ways to detect lupus-associated kidney disease
High urinary levels of certain molecules might have the potential to serve as biomarkers for a potentially life-shortening kidney ailment caused by the autoimmune disease lupus, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. view more (2007-11-14)
Scientists breed special rats to learn more about hypertension
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have created a better research rat - the first to enable them to study how declining estrogen after menopause can affect hypertension, heart failure and kidney damage. view more (2005-09-23)
Annual Report Targets Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States
A 30 percent increase in chronic kidney disease over the past decade has prompted the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) to issue for the first time a separate report documenting the magnitude of the disease, which affects an estimated 27 million Americans and accounts for more than 24 percent of Medicare costs. view more (2008-10-09)
Kidney damage after heart surgery on the rise
The incidence of kidney damage associated with coronary artery bypass surgery has increased significantly over the past 16 years in the United States, but the rate of death from such damage has decreased significantly during the period. view more (2006-10-16)
Scientists make breakthrough in understanding muscle contraction
Professor Susan Wray, who heads the UK's top rated Department of Physiology, and Dr. Ted Burdyga, are studying muscles in the wall of the ureter, which connects the kidney to the bladder, to understand how muscles respond to signals in the body telling them to contract or relax. view more (2005-08-01)
Clinical Trials Present Better Alternatives for Dialysis Patients
Having a healthy kidney is worth a billion dollars. But an unhealthy kidney costs more-about $16 billion more, according to Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, associate professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension at the University of Cincinnati (UC). view more (2007-09-13)
Race, insurance status affect access to transplantation and kidney disease treatment
Universal access to health care might help to overcome racial and ethnic barriers to treatment for kidney disease, suggest two studies in the March 2008 issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. view more (2008-02-28)
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