Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly discovered protein may protect kidney cells from injury
A new discovery by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers may change how kidney disease is treated in the future.
Sep 2, 2015
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Acute Kidney Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney failure impacts survival of sepsis patients
Researchers at Duke Medicine have determined that kidney function plays a critical role in the fate of patients being treated for sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection.
May 20, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers identify protein needed for repair of injured kidney cells
Cardiovascular researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown that a protein known as MG53 is not only present in kidney cells, but necessary for the organ to repair itself after acute injury. Results ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease treatment may be improving, study suggests
(HealthDay)—Despite a rising incidence of kidney disease, rates of kidney failure and related deaths are declining in the United States, according to a new report.
Jan 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinea pigs can be source of serious strep infection
(HealthDay)—In the world of infectious diseases, one worrisome phenomenon is when an illness that originated in animals jumps over into people.
Dec 16, 2014
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Medical research
New hope for halting cell death caused by disease
Scientists have discovered mechanisms that control a new form of premature cell death in living tissue - called ferroptosis - and a mechanism to reverse it.
Nov 18, 2014
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Other
Contrast-enhanced CT scan safe for most patients
According to new research performed at the Mayo Clinic, iodine-based contrast material injected intravenously to enhance computed tomography (CT) images can be safely used in most patients. The study appears online in the ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell scientists lay a TRAP for disease
USC Stem Cell scientists have set a "mouse TRAP" to capture the early signs of kidney failure, as described by a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Their new transgenic mouse line uses a technique ...
Jul 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Robot-assisted technique improves surgeons' ability to remove small kidney cancer tumors
Roughly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Most of them have small tumors that doctors discover while screening for other health problems.
Jul 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease each a risk of the other
Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are closely intertwined, with each disease a risk factor for developing the other and sharing other risk factors in common, as well as sharing causes for the diseases ...
Jul 2, 2014
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