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Researchers advance understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries

A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries, a complication often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Mineralized arteries may affect heart functions, leading to death in some instances.

31 Jan 2018

ColoradoSPH researchers identify risk factors for mysterious kidney illness in farm workers

Researchers from the Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have identified new risk factors for a mysterious kidney illness affecting tens of thousands of farm workers worldwide.

31 Jan 2018

Trial uses water as treatment for polycystic kidney disease

Researchers from Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in Australia are developing a safe, cheap and effective method to treat polycystic kidney disease; drinking the right amount of water.

30 Jan 2018

New clinical study tests effectiveness of water to treat polycystic kidney disease

A cheap, safe and effective treatment to polycystic kidney disease may soon be available, thanks to a new national clinical out of Westmead, Australia, which is trialing water to treat the disease.

29 Jan 2018

New method may help improve patients' chances of receiving life-saving kidney transplants

A new method may be useful for assessing dialysis facilities' performance concerning referrals to transplant centers.

27 Jan 2018

Eagle Biosciences launches novel Intact FGF23 ELISA Assay Kit

Eagle Biosciences, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of a new assay, MedFrontier FGF23 (Human Intact FGF23) ELISA Assay Kit. This assay was developed and manufactured by Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd from Tokyo, Japan.

27 Jan 2018

Researchers report racial and ethnic differences in live donor kidney transplants

Despite efforts over the past two decades to increase the number of black and Hispanic patients receiving kidney transplants from related or unrelated living donors, these racial/ethnic minority patients are still much less likely to undergo such transplants than white patients, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

24 Jan 2018

Overweight female kidney donors of childbearing age may have greater preeclampsia risk

Female kidney donors who are overweight may be at a greater risk for preeclampsia during pregnancy, according to a new study.

19 Jan 2018

Computer model based on AI improves analysis of kidney biopsies

The ability to quantify the extent of kidney damage and predict the life remaining in the kidney, using an image obtained at the time when a patient visits the hospital for a kidney biopsy, now is possible using a computer model based on artificial intelligence.

11 Jan 2018

Study highlights link between vitamin K insufficiency and cardiovascular mortality

New research published in Nutrients Journal has highlighted a strong link between low vitamin K status and cardiovascular mortality.

From BetterYou Ltd 4 Jan 2018

Study finds persistent racial and ethnic disparities in live donor kidney transplantation

Black and Hispanic patients are less likely than white patients to receive a live donor kidney after two years on a waiting list, with an increase in disparity over the last two decades.

2 Jan 2018

Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center receive five-star rating for hospital quality

Rush University Medical Center and Rush Copley Medical Center each have received five stars, the highest possible rating, for hospital quality from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

21 Dec 2017

Japanese researchers use pluripotent stem cells to reproduce higher-order kidney structures

In the embryonic kidney, three types of precursor cells, nephron progenitor cells, ureteric buds, and interstitial progenitor cells, interact to form three-dimensional structures of the kidney.

20 Dec 2017

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Anita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.

20 Dec 2017

Chronic Kidney Disease Audit finds wide variations in coding of CKD patients in primary care

Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, Clinical Commissioning Groups and primary care practices must all work together to improve outcomes for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), according to the national Chronic Kidney Disease Audit published today.

15 Dec 2017

Extracellular vesicles can be used to effectively delay progression of kidney damage

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that extracellular vesicles - tiny protein-filled structures - isolated from amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSCs) can be used to effectively slow the progression of kidney damage in mice with a type of chronic kidney disease.

15 Dec 2017

Kidney Disease News and Research

Researchers advance understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries

ColoradoSPH researchers identify risk factors for mysterious kidney illness in farm workers

Trial uses water as treatment for polycystic kidney disease

New clinical study tests effectiveness of water to treat polycystic kidney disease

New method may help improve patients' chances of receiving life-saving kidney transplants

Eagle Biosciences launches novel Intact FGF23 ELISA Assay Kit

Researchers report racial and ethnic differences in live donor kidney transplants

Overweight female kidney donors of childbearing age may have greater preeclampsia risk

Computer model based on AI improves analysis of kidney biopsies

Study highlights link between vitamin K insufficiency and cardiovascular mortality

Study finds persistent racial and ethnic disparities in live donor kidney transplantation

Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center receive five-star rating for hospital quality

Japanese researchers use pluripotent stem cells to reproduce higher-order kidney structures

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Chronic Kidney Disease Audit finds wide variations in coding of CKD patients in primary care

Extracellular vesicles can be used to effectively delay progression of kidney damage

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

IUPUI researchers receive $1.8 million grant to develop potential treatments for hydrocephalus

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