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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)
Receptor protein appears to be key in breakdown of kidney filtration
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a new molecular pathway that appears to be involved in urinary protein loss (proteinuria). view more (2007-12-20)
An Australian-led diabetes study shows intensive glucose control reduces serious complications
An Australian led global study, the largest of its kind, has found that the risk of developing serious kidney disease and other complications amongst our 1.2 million people living with diabetes can be significantly reduced by intensively lowering blood glucose (sugar) levels beyond what is currently standard practice. view more (2008-06-10)
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)
Insights into anemia control in dialysis patients
Anemia is one of the most frequent complications of hemodialysis, and its correction is an important factor in restoring a tolerable quality of life to dialysis-dependent patients. view more (2007-07-12)
Emory algorithm improves kidney transplant chances for sensitized patients
Approximately one-third of the patients on the national waiting list for kidney transplants have only a small chance of receiving a new organ, no matter how long they are on the list. Due to prior transplants, pregnancies or blood transfusions, these patients have developed antibodies that make it very difficult to match them with donor organs. view more (2007-03-05)
UT Southwestern researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus
Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a mouse study. view more (2009-04-21)
Kidney donor age linked to aortic siffening
Transplantation of kidneys from older donors is followed by increased stiffening of the recipient's aorta-which may help to explain the higher rates of cardiovascular disease and death in patients receiving kidneys from "expanded criteria" donors, reports a study in the April Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. view more (2008-02-22)
Meningococcal C Vaccine Could Increase Relapse For Children With Kidney Disease (p 449)
Withholding meningococcal vaccine could be the best strategy for children with the kidney disorder nephrotic syndrome, according to authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. In November, 1999, all children under 18 years of age in the UK were offered immunisation with the newly introduced meningococcal C conjugate vaccine... view more... (2003-08-06)
Global view shows strong link between kidney cancer, sunlight exposure
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence to map cancer rates in relation to proximity to the equator, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and kidney cancer. view more (2006-09-19)
Study confirms cardiac surgery drug increases death rate
The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according Duke University Medical Center researchers. view more (2008-02-21)
Cryoablation — A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients
Mayo Clinic researchers report that freezing kidney tumors through percutaneous cryoablation shows promise for patients who are not good candidates for surgery. Their early findings showing short-term success in more than 90 percent of selected patients are published in this month's issue of Radiology. view more (2007-03-29)
Post-transplant combo can replace toxic immune-suppressing drugs in monkeys
Transplant patients rely on drugs to prevent graft rejection, but at the cost of serious side effects. view more (2009-07-09)
Switching immunosuppressants reduces cancer risk in kidney
Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. view more (2009-11-02)
Roadkill study could speed detection of kidney cancer
Large-scale data mining of gene networks in fruit flies has led researchers to a sensitive and specific diagnostic biomarker for human renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer. view more (2009-01-27)
Depressed dialysis patients more likely to be hospitalized or die, researcher finds
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. view more (2008-09-15)
Depressed dialysis patients more likely to be hospitalized or die, researcher finds
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. view more (2008-09-17)
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)
'Smart' holograms help patients help themselves
Patients with diabetes, cardiac problems, kidney disorders or high blood pressure could benefit from the development of new hologram technology. view more (2008-02-04)
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