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Weight-loss surgery reduces risk for severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure

Patients that underwent weight-loss surgery ran a significantly lower risk of developing severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, when compared to conventionally treated patients, according to a study published in International Journal of Obesity.

22 Mar 2018

Research identifies barriers that may prevent Black Americans from screening for CKD

The incidence of kidney failure is 3 times higher in Black Americans than in whites, and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease continues to rise among Black Americans while it has stabilized in other racial groups.

16 Mar 2018

Many patients show CKD signs prior to diabetes diagnosis

Many patients who will later be diagnosed with diabetes show signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD) even before their diabetes diagnosis, according to a study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and VA MidSouth Healthcare Network.

14 Mar 2018

Novel screening tool aids search for curative kidney treatment

Researchers have developed a screening tool for identifying compounds that restore functionality of the protein that is dysfunctional in Alport syndrome.

9 Mar 2018

Study finds little variation in health benefits of long-term diets

According to a new study, long-term diet plans which include low-carb or low-fat foods reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as weight loss.

7 Mar 2018

New technique provides pairs of genetically matched cells to study disease

Researchers led by Dr. Knut Woltjen report a new gene editing method that can modify a single DNA base in the human genome with absolute precision.

6 Mar 2018

Johns Hopkins doctors successfully transplant hepatitis C-infected kidneys into virus-free patients

In a small study, doctors at Johns Hopkins have successfully transplanted 10 hepatitis C-infected kidneys into patients without hepatitis C and prevented the patients from becoming infected by hepatitis C. The success of these transplants could mean more organs being available for the nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. currently waiting for a kidney transplant.

6 Mar 2018

Hypoglycemia poses unaddressed threat to type 2 diabetes patients

New research from the Endocrine Society and Avalere Health finds that clinicians lack the resources to identify, assess and manage patients who are at a high risk of developing hypoglycemia, or episodes of dangerously low blood sugar.

5 Mar 2018

Study finds underuse of minimally invasive surgeries in elderly Medicare patients

A study of more than 200,000 Medicare patients who had common surgical procedures shows that, compared to the general population, they underwent far fewer minimally invasive operations, whose benefits include lower rates of complications and readmissions, along with shorter hospital stays.

5 Mar 2018

Weightlifting can provide significant health benefits to patients with kidney disease

Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease.

5 Mar 2018

Prediabetes linked to substantial risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases

Researchers at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that high proportions of patients with prediabetes are at substantial risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Their findings are published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

2 Mar 2018

Optimism may help improve outcomes for patients with chronic angina

When it comes to coping with chronic angin a -- chest pain or pressure that comes on when the heart isn't getting enough oxygen, usually during physical activity -- a positive outlook may help improve outcomes over time, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

1 Mar 2018

Study finds no association between current or previous marijuana use and kidney function

New study of nearly 14,000 individuals finds reassuring lack of evidence of the effect of infrequent, relatively light use of marijuana on kidney function, reports The American Journal of Medicine

1 Mar 2018

Study finds lower intellectual functioning in kids with chronic kidney disease

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may have lower intellectual functioning compared with the general population, with mild deficits across academic skills, executive function, and visual and verbal memory.

24 Feb 2018

Portable ultrasound can help better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease

A portable ultrasound can help nephrologists better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease, according to a study by physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

22 Feb 2018

Physical activity could be used as strategy for diabetes prevention

Exercising more reduces the risk of diabetes and could see seven million fewer diabetic patients across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, according to new research.

20 Feb 2018

Scientists successfully produce functioning human kidney tissue

Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.

9 Feb 2018

Research project succeeds in palliating kidney disease caused by diabetes in mice

Diabetes has become a major health problem worldwide; some estimates suggest that in twenty years' time there will be around 600 million diabetics. The disease is caused by impaired insulin secretion, which in turn hinders cell glucose uptake; as a result, sugar levels in the bloodstream remain excessively high.

8 Feb 2018

New five-minute procedure to scan blood vessels offers hope for claustrophobic patients

Doctors have developed a new five-minute procedure to scan the blood vessels which offers hope for claustrophobic patients unable to tolerate the conventional longer test. The research is presented today at CMR 2018.

6 Feb 2018

Study finds close connection between eye and cardiovascular damage in type 1 diabetes

In people with type 1 diabetes, high levels of blood glucose eventually can harm blood vessels in the eye, kidney, heart and other organs--but the damage may be inflicted by different biological mechanisms in different organs.

31 Jan 2018

Kidney Disease News and Research

Weight-loss surgery reduces risk for severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure

Research identifies barriers that may prevent Black Americans from screening for CKD

Many patients show CKD signs prior to diabetes diagnosis

Novel screening tool aids search for curative kidney treatment

Study finds little variation in health benefits of long-term diets

New technique provides pairs of genetically matched cells to study disease

Johns Hopkins doctors successfully transplant hepatitis C-infected kidneys into virus-free patients

Hypoglycemia poses unaddressed threat to type 2 diabetes patients

Study finds underuse of minimally invasive surgeries in elderly Medicare patients

Weightlifting can provide significant health benefits to patients with kidney disease

Prediabetes linked to substantial risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases

Optimism may help improve outcomes for patients with chronic angina

Study finds no association between current or previous marijuana use and kidney function

Study finds lower intellectual functioning in kids with chronic kidney disease

Portable ultrasound can help better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease

Physical activity could be used as strategy for diabetes prevention

Scientists successfully produce functioning human kidney tissue

Research project succeeds in palliating kidney disease caused by diabetes in mice

New five-minute procedure to scan blood vessels offers hope for claustrophobic patients

Study finds close connection between eye and cardiovascular damage in type 1 diabetes

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