http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London's Dental Institute have shown that people with a certain kind of kidney disease have characteristic facial features that may reflect the genetic mutation they carry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-link-facial-kidney-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:04:16 EST news286005850 (Medical Xpress)—Advances in DNA sequencing technology during the past decade have given scientists powerful tools to peer into the genomes of humans and other species. Despite the efficiency and sophistication of these technologies – known as massively parallel, or next-generation, sequencers – some of the genome's secrets still remain hidden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-kidney-disease-mutations-genomic.html Genetics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:10:08 EST news279792597 The results of a pioneering UK-wide clinical trial that compared treatments for patients with a common type of kidney disease has found one to be significantly more effective. The results of the study, published online in The Lancet today, will be recommended to clinicians worldwide as the most effective approach to treating the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-reveal-effective-treatment-common-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:44:22 EST news276947047 The drug rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune disorders such as lymphoma and arthritis, has recently emerged as a potential treatment for a childhood kidney disorder known as idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). While the cause of INS is not fully known, it is believed to be an immune disorder. Unfortunately, rituximab does not appear to benefit children who have INS that is resistant to standard treatments, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-immune-drug-doesnt-kids-hard-to-treat.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:03 EST news255885400 The current classification system for kidney complications in patients with lupus is too detailed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results should make it easier for physicians to classify and treat kidney problems in patients with the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-lupus-classification-complicated.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:33:39 EST news238955600 In some kidney diseases, patients have high blood levels of a protein that blocks blood vessel repair, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Inhibiting the protein may reduce patients' risk of developing kidney failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-kidney-disease-patients-blood-vessels.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:32:51 EST news238955564