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Children who receive solid-organ transplants have risk of developing advanced kidney disease

Children who undergo transplants of solid organs have a high risk of developing advanced kidney disease, according to a new national study. Among these children, the highest risk is in those receiving lung or intestinal transplants, followed by heart and then liver transplants. The researchers say their findings reinforce the importance of continued screening of kidney function in pediatric transplant recipients.

14 Oct 2013

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Data supporting the need for better recognition of iron deficiency will be presented this week at the United European Gastroenterology Week Congress in Berlin. Iron deficiency is frequently under-diagnosed, resulting in increased hospitalisation, reduced quality of life and higher death rates in patients with comorbid conditions. The WHO has estimated that iron deficiency causes the loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide, more than is seen with lung cancer.

12 Oct 2013

Behavioral therapy may help patients with kidney failure who struggle with depression

Behavioral therapy provided chair-side to kidney failure patients while they're undergoing dialysis may help fight depression and improve patients' quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

12 Oct 2013

Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely to receive kidney transplant due to living location

In the United States, Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to receive a kidney transplant largely due to their blood type and because of where they live, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

11 Oct 2013

Less educated, African Americans receive lower quality or marginal kidneys for transplantation

Among younger kidney transplant recipients, a disproportionate number of African Americans and individuals with less education receive organs that are of lower quality or are considered marginal, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The findings suggest that there are racial and social disparities in the allocation of transplanted organs that need to be addressed.

11 Oct 2013

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites - small molecules produced by cellular metabolism - that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.

11 Oct 2013

FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

With early cases of seasonal flu already being reported in the U.S., Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation's leading network of dialysis facilities, is strongly encouraging dialysis patients to get flu shots to protect themselves against this common infectious disease.

9 Oct 2013

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Today's headlines include the latest on how the health law's online insurance marketplaces are operating and what caused the initial systemic problems.

8 Oct 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Obesity increases a chronic kidney disease patient's risk of developing kidney failure. Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

7 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new method to identify genes involved in kidney diseases

Understanding how genes act in specific tissues is critical to our ability to combat many human diseases, from heart disease to kidney failure to cancer. Yet isolating individual cell types for study is impossible for most human tissues.

5 Oct 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that restoring the process could protect the kidney health of obese individuals.

4 Oct 2013

Component of grape, citrus fruits block formation of kidney cysts

A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts.

3 Oct 2013

Researchers develop renal risk index to predict post-transplant end-stage renal disease

End-stage renal disease is one of the major public health problems among solid organ transplant recipients that is associated with death after transplant and high cost of care.

2 Oct 2013

GW SPHHS awarded three grants to research on critical public health problems

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services has been awarded three large grants for projects that will look for innovative solutions to some of the nation's most pressing public health challenges.

30 Sep 2013

Study evaluates short-term risks associated with kidney donation

The short-term risks associated with kidney donation are relatively modest, but because many donors have additional medical conditions, it is important to evaluate their ongoing health. That's the conclusion of a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

27 Sep 2013

Joslin gets NIH grant to study potential treatment for kidney disease in people with diabetes

The National Institutes of Health awarded Joslin Diabetes Center $24.3 million to fund a clinical trial to study a potential treatment for kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes.

27 Sep 2013

Older adults with poor kidney function have increased risk for adverse outcomes

Recent studies have shown that older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD; defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR; a measure of kidney function] of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) have a high prevalence of concurrent complications and increased risk for adverse outcomes including mortality, cardiovascular disease, and kidney failure.

25 Sep 2013

Study shows need for improved detection of sepsis for all women in labor

Rates of severe sepsis and deaths from sepsis among U.S. women hospitalized for delivery have risen sharply over the last decade, reports a study in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Sep 2013

Study explains why survival is low in peritoneal dialysis patients

Clinicians and scientists from Keele and Cardiff universities have published data from a landmark study that explains why survival in patients on peritoneal dialysis is low.

23 Sep 2013

GW researcher awarded UO-1 grants to study gut microbiome on inflammation, cardiovascular disease

Dominic Raj, M.D., director of the division of nephrology and professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was the recipient of two prestigious UO-1 grants from the National Institutes of Health.

20 Sep 2013

Kidney Disease News and Research

Children who receive solid-organ transplants have risk of developing advanced kidney disease

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Behavioral therapy may help patients with kidney failure who struggle with depression

Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely to receive kidney transplant due to living location

Less educated, African Americans receive lower quality or marginal kidneys for transplantation

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

First Edition: October 8, 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Researchers develop new method to identify genes involved in kidney diseases

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Component of grape, citrus fruits block formation of kidney cysts

Researchers develop renal risk index to predict post-transplant end-stage renal disease

GW SPHHS awarded three grants to research on critical public health problems

Study evaluates short-term risks associated with kidney donation

Joslin gets NIH grant to study potential treatment for kidney disease in people with diabetes

Older adults with poor kidney function have increased risk for adverse outcomes

Study shows need for improved detection of sepsis for all women in labor

Study explains why survival is low in peritoneal dialysis patients

GW researcher awarded UO-1 grants to study gut microbiome on inflammation, cardiovascular disease

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