Will it be possible to treat severe kidney inflammation with fewer drugs in the future? A new study by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, and the University of Hamburg gives cause for hope. The researchers ...
Oct 15, 2025
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A new gene therapy approach aimed at protecting people with type 1 diabetes from developing diabetic kidney disease—a serious and common complication of the condition, has shown promising results in a University of Bristol ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Elevated calcium levels in the blood—a complication of kidney cancers known as hypercalcemia—may be successfully treated with a class of medications called HIF-2α inhibitors developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center, a ...
Oct 9, 2025
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A simple blood test could reveal kidney disease earlier so more can be done to halt progression, while also allowing better ongoing management of kidney health by simpler monitoring.
Oct 8, 2025
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When University of Texas at Arlington researcher Paul J. Fadel and his colleagues launched a study on vascular health in people with chronic kidney disease, they expected to better understand a long-standing belief. For years, ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental factors, as well as existing medical conditions. Known genetic risk factors for CKD include mutations ...
Oct 2, 2025
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A new Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on how a class of diabetes drugs may protect the kidneys—not just by lowering blood sugar, but by triggering a molecular shift that dampens inflammation, according to a study ...
Oct 1, 2025
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A study evaluating how various shift work patterns contribute to kidney stone risk has revealed that shift workers have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones, especially younger workers and those with low levels of ...
Oct 1, 2025
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A large genome-wide analysis reports that common obesity traits share, and in some cases drive, risk for diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic neuropathy. The study maps shared DNA signals, tests causal ...
Sep 30, 2025
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Diabetes mellitus—known to many as type 1 and type 2 diabetes—gets all the attention with its rising global prevalence and connection to lifestyle and autoimmunity. Meanwhile, its lesser-known relative—diabetes insipidus—more ...
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