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People with periodontal disease less likely to reach healthy blood pressure ranges

People with high blood pressure taking medication for their condition are more likely to benefit from the therapy if they have good oral health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

22 Oct 2018

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) states that people born and living in Spain, Japan, and China are likely to live longer than those born and living in the United States.

18 Oct 2018

Study highlights need for increased support for alcohol-related liver disease patients

Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the study shows.

15 Oct 2018

Research reveals new ways to better protect the kidneys from essential imaging tests

Every year millions of people undergo medical tests and procedures, such as coronary angiography, which use intravascular contrast dyes.

12 Oct 2018

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

As Election Day draws near, a ballot initiative in Maine to provide universal home care is shining a spotlight on the inadequacies of the nation's long-term care system.

11 Oct 2018

Dartmouth researchers receive grant to study acute kidney injury

Over two million people in the United States undergo cardiac catheterization each year. While the procedure is used effectively for both diagnostic and interventional purposes, it is not without risk: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 14 percent of all patients following a cardiac catheterization and up to 50 percent in patients with pre-existing kidney disease.

11 Oct 2018

Technology-based positive psychology exercises improve quality of life in kidney dialysis patients

Kidney dialysis patients who engage in technology-based positive psychology exercises during their treatments may significantly improve their depressive symptoms and quality of life, a new study found.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers show possibility to restore insulin cell function in type 2 diabetes

By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease.

8 Oct 2018

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim present full results of cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today presented the full results of the long-term cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA®, which studied the impact of Trajenta® (linagliptin) on cardiovascular and kidney safety in adults with type 2 diabetes at high risk for heart and/or kidney disease.

5 Oct 2018

Genetic variants reveal novel therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease

The kidney does more than double or even triple duty compared to other organs - it extracts waste, balances body fluids, forms urine, regulates blood pressure, and secretes hormones.

1 Oct 2018

Common biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate COPD

A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

28 Sep 2018

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce brain health.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers to explore sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology

A person's sex can be a defining factor in how well--or how poorly--they respond to disease, therapy and recovery. Experts at the forefront of sex-specific research will convene next week at the sixth APS conference on sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology.

26 Sep 2018

UCI study finds new cause of cerebral microbleeds

A team of researchers including UCI project scientist Rachita Sumbria, PhD and UCI neurologist Mark J. Fisher, MD have provided, for the first time, evidence that blood deposits in the brain may not require a blood vessel tear.

25 Sep 2018

Organs actively fighting back against autoimmune diseases, finds study

Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by "exhausting" immune cells that cause damage using methods similar to those used by cancer cells to escape detection, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

25 Sep 2018

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $1,118,556 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate a new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease, a common and potentially serious circulatory problem. More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition.

18 Sep 2018

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

The implementation of a new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system did not solve many of the inequities that low-income and minority kidney disease patients face, Drexel University College of Medicine researchers found in a new study published recently in the journal Clinical Transplantation.

18 Sep 2018

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

An international research team led by Wolfgang Weninger, who has been Head of MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology since 1 September, has discovered a previously unknown virus that acts as a "driver" for certain kidney diseases (interstitial nephropathy).

14 Sep 2018

New discovery overturns centuries of thought about nature of kidney stones

A geologist, a microscopist and a doctor walk into a lab and, with their colleagues from across the nation, make a discovery that overturns centuries of thought about the nature and composition of kidney stones.

14 Sep 2018

New statement provides detailed overview of how to diagnose, treat resistant hypertension

Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

14 Sep 2018

Kidney Disease News and Research

People with periodontal disease less likely to reach healthy blood pressure ranges

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

Study highlights need for increased support for alcohol-related liver disease patients

Research reveals new ways to better protect the kidneys from essential imaging tests

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

Dartmouth researchers receive grant to study acute kidney injury

Technology-based positive psychology exercises improve quality of life in kidney dialysis patients

Researchers show possibility to restore insulin cell function in type 2 diabetes

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim present full results of cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA

Genetic variants reveal novel therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease

Common biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate COPD

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Researchers to explore sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology

UCI study finds new cause of cerebral microbleeds

Organs actively fighting back against autoimmune diseases, finds study

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

New discovery overturns centuries of thought about nature of kidney stones

New statement provides detailed overview of how to diagnose, treat resistant hypertension

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