Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A novel tool to predict septic kidney damage
Melbourne researcher Yugeesh Lankadeva has discovered what drives kidney damage and how to asses it through a patient's urine.
Aug 4, 2016
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Acute Kidney Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urinary markers may indicate kidney injury in preterm infants
A new study indicates that several proteins are excreted differently in preterm infants with kidney injury compared with those with healthy kidneys. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover new therapeutic approach for cardiorenal syndrome type 2
A study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggests a new therapeutic approach to treat the development of chronic kidney disease secondary to chronic heart failure, known as cardiorenal syndrome type 2.
Jun 13, 2016
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Cardiology
US prediction models for kidney injury following angioplasty hold up in Japan
Models developed by the American College of Cardiology NCDR CathPCI Registry to predict the likelihood of angioplasty patients developing acute kidney injury and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis have proven to be effective ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Medical research
Will blocking IL-17A help treat kidney disease?
Many different diseases and insults can injure kidneys, resulting in kidney failure. Some autoimmune diseases damage glomeruli (the 'filtering units' of the kidney), while problems with the tubules (for example, impaired ...
Jan 22, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney fibrosis in older transplants links to failure
Clinically, kidney fibrosis can be used to assess stage, progression, and prognosis for both kidney transplants and kidney disease. There is debate as to whether kidney fibrosis is a maladaptive, injury-triggered process ...
Jan 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmacists' study helps prevent antibiotic-induced kidney failure
When associate professor of pharmacy practice Tadd Hellwig and three pharmacy colleagues at the Sanford USD Medical Center noticed that some hospital patients given two common antibiotics developed kidney failure, they decided ...
Dec 3, 2015
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Diabetes
Three renal biomarkers predict outcome in diabetes
(HealthDay)—Three renal biomarkers, acute kidney injury (AKI), albuminuria, and low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), considered separately or together, can predict adverse outcomes in diabetes, according to ...
Nov 10, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney
Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney—a promising alternative to kidney transplantation or dialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease—has received a $6 million boost, thanks to a new grant ...
Nov 3, 2015
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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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