Medical research
Kidney failure often a COVID-19 complication
Many COVID-19 patients are at risk for acute kidney failure, according to a new study.
May 11, 2020
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Medical research
Researchers map mechanism to explain role of gene mutations in kidney disease
Researchers from the Center for Precision Disease Modeling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have uncovered a mechanism that appears to explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genes tell a story about diabetic kidney disease
By analysing samples from hundreds of Finns with diabetes, scientists have identified genes, and the proteins they encode, that could be involved in the development of diabetic kidney disease. The research, conducted by researchers ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most quality metrics for kidney disease fall short
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 14 percent of adults in the U.S. There are several stages of CKD, but when it progresses to kidney failure, outcomes are quite poor, with those patients dying at a higher rate than patients ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Subtle structural features in donated kidneys may predict risk of transplant failure
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that subtle structural features in kidneys from living donors that can only be seen with a microscope may predict the risk of transplant failure in recipients. The findings are published ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Immunology
Outsourcing is a matter of time
Immune cells found in the mouse kidney at various stages of development are morphologically virtually indistinguishable. It now turns out that these cells are derived from different tissue sources at different stages in the ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Medical research
Research identifies 16 new gene regions linked to diabetic kidney disease
Researchers in the UCD Diabetes Complications Research Centre and their international collaborators have identified 16 regions of the human genome linked with diabetic kidney disease (DKD), the leading cause of kidney disease ...
Nov 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetics may determine who benefits from broccoli's effects on kidney health
New research indicates that the benefits of a dietary compound on kidney health may depend on an individual's genetics. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of JASN, may be helpful for tailoring interventions to ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Factors tied to pregnancy rates in women on dialysis explored
(HealthDay)—Due to impaired fertility, pregnancy is not common in women on dialysis, but the pregnancy rate is higher than previously thought, and several factors are associated with the likelihood of pregnancy, according ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows racial disparities in pregnant women on dialysis
Pregnancy is not common in women on dialysis due to impaired fertility. New research from the University of Cincinnati finds that among patients with certain kidney disease there is a racial disparity as to who is more likely ...
Sep 26, 2019
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