World-first discovery may enable an effective long-term lupus treatment
Australian researchers have worked out how to fix a defect that causes lupus, and hope their world-first discovery will offer effective long-term treatment.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Nephritis
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New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered
New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan, a pioneer in lupus research. Early identification of renal ...
Jan 22, 2024
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UTI: This common infection can be serious
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is common, but it can be serious.
Jan 15, 2024
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Review highlights the challenges and recent advances in targeted therapies for lupus nephritis
Patients with lupus nephritis (LN), a severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often undergo progressive kidney damage, with approximately 20% of these patients advancing to end-stage renal disease.
Dec 13, 2023
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Guidance for prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment of hepatitis C virus in chronic kidney disease
The latest clinical practice guideline from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization offers guidance for the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in chronic ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Genetic safeguard protects some who are considered high risk for kidney disease
Many Black Americans who are thought to have a high risk of developing kidney disease possess a protective genetic variant that nullifies the extra risk, a new study from Columbia researchers has found. The work is published ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Vitamin B2 derivatives can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation, research suggests
Researchers from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University Hospital Bonn have demonstrated that certain derivatives of vitamin B2 can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation in mice. Their findings ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Research presented at the American Society of Nephrology meeting
The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Kidney Week) was held this year from Nov. 2 to 5 in Philadelphia and attracted participants from around the world, including nephrology specialists, researchers, scientists, ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Clinical trial generates promising results for obinutuzumab in patients with lupus nephritis
In a post hoc analysis of the Phase II NOBILITY trial, researchers found that treatment with obinutuzumab—an antibody that targets a protein expressed on certain immune cells—was superior to placebo for preserving kidney ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Diverse task force develops new quality measures to improve lupus care by 2030
Leaders of a project to develop and implement equitable new quality measures for lupus care by the end of the decade will present their work at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting.
Nov 7, 2023
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