Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease.
Nov 4, 2020
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Medications
Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir aid HCV-positive kidney transplants
(HealthDay)—By treating or preventing infection, glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (G/P) regimens are promising for increasing access to the transplantation of kidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive donors to HCV-negative ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No benefit from drug used to reduce heart disease in kidney patients
Following a large-scale clinical trial, researchers have found that lanthanum carbonate does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease developing in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Sep 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AKI common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Journal of the American ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of kidney disease
Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease, a new study from Australian and Swedish researchers has found.
Sep 2, 2020
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Surgery
Researchers advance transplant of hepatitis-C-infected kidneys into HCV-negative recipients
More than 90,000 people in the United States are awaiting kidney transplants, with wait-times that can be five, seven, even 10 or more years, but new research from a team in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...
Sep 1, 2020
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Cardiology
Popular hypertension drugs don't increase risk of COVID-19 severity, fatality
A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice found a widely used class of drugs to treat patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetic kidney disease—many of whom are elderly—does not increase the risk ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Health
Air pollution from wildfires linked to higher death rates in patients with kidney failure
New research suggests that individuals with kidney failure may face a higher risk of dying prematurely if they're exposed to air pollution from wildfires. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of JASN.
Jul 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fat cells found to play a central role in renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy
New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine reveals the central role of fat cells in the systemic oxidant stress observed in renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy.
Jun 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidneys deteriorate with age, regardless of health
An international study carried out on nearly 3000 people in Norway, Germany and Iceland shows that human kidney function deteriorates with age regardless of the presence of other diseases. The results from the study have ...
Jun 10, 2020
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