News tagged with kidney tissue
Robot-assisted kidney cancer surgery offers many benefits, but at a cost
Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute ...
Cancer
May 07, 2013 |
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Study finds experimental drug inhibits growth in all stages of common kidney cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have discovered a protein that is overly active in every human sample of kidney cancer they examined. They also found that an experimental drug designed to block the protein's ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Novel treatment for bone marrow cancer
Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer in which the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anaemia, infection and kidney failure. A ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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A nanogel-based treatment for lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. Current treatments are focused on suppression of the immune system, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Japan researchers say kidney tissue grown from stem cells (Update)
Researchers in Japan said Wednesday they have succeeded in growing human kidney tissue from stem cells for the first time, in a potential first step towards helping millions who depend on dialysis.
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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Researchers implicate well-known protein in fibrosis
An international multi-disciplinary research team led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has uncovered a new role for the protein toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the development of tissue fibrosis, or scarring.
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Nov 20, 2012 |
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Researchers make strides toward creating tissue-engineered kidneys
With a worldwide shortage of kidneys for patients who need kidney transplants, researchers are diligently working to find ways to engineer new kidney tissue from a patient's own cells or another source. They've come a step ...
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Oct 18, 2012 |
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New mouse model of debilitating lung disease suggests potential treatment regimen
LAM, short for pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, affects about 1 in 10,000 women of childbearing age and is characterized by proliferation of smooth muscle-like cells in the lung, destruction of lung tissue, and growth ...
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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Purple corn compound may aid in developing future treatments for Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications related to diabetes, often leading to end-stage kidney disease. Purple corn grown in Peru and Chile is a relative of blue corn, which is readily available in the ...
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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New blood test detects potentially deadly calcium deposits
A new test could help identify and treat individuals at risk of developing potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Seattle researchers to engineer kidney tissue chip for predicting drug safety
(Medical Xpress) -- Seattle researchers will be part of the new federal initiative to engineer 3-dimensional chips containing living cells and tissues that imitate the structure and function of human organs. ...
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Jul 25, 2012 |
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Targeted therapy with pazopanib prolongs progression-free survival in advanced soft-tissue sarcoma
For patients with metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma whose disease has progressed following standard chemotherapy, treatment with pazopanib (a drug that targets the growth of new cancer-related blood vessels) nearly tripled progression-free ...
Cancer
May 15, 2012 |
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Kidney transplanted twice in two weeks
For the first time, a kidney that had been donated to a patient in need was removed and implanted into a new patient, the third individual to have the organ, after it failed in the first transplant recipient. Ray Fearing, ...
Surgery
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Study finds method to improve transplant cell delivery
(Medical Xpress) -- A new technique for improving delivery of stem cells may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military populations.
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Apr 03, 2012 |
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Discovery that migrating cells 'turn right' has implications for engineering tissues, organs
What if we could engineer a liver or kidney from a patient's own stem cells? How about helping regenerate tissue damaged by diseases such as osteoporosis and arthritis? A new UCLA study bring scientists a little closer to ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Feb 17, 2012 |
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