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A potential early predictor of progressive kidney disease in type 1 diabetes
1 Oct 2008 - Effective Renal Treatments
Julie Lin, MD, MPH from the Renal Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health report that sICAM-1, a marker of ... - more
Honeybee venom toxin used to develop a new tool for studying hypertension
27 Sep 2008 - General Renal News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart ... - more
Roughly one quarter of US women affected by pelvic floor disorders
22 Sep 2008 - General Renal News
Nearly 24 percent of US women are affected with one or more pelvic floor disorders, report researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. Their analysis is the first to document in a ... - more
Newly identified gene variations account for increased burden of kidney disease among African-Americans
20 Sep 2008 - General Renal News
For the first time, researchers have identified variations in a single gene that are strongly associated with kidney diseases disproportionately affecting African-Americans. This work was conducted ... - more
The molecule that kills kidney cancer cells
28 Aug 2008 - Effective Renal Treatments
Kidney cancer patients generally have one option for beating their disease: surgery to remove the organ. - more
Low birth weight linked to salt sensitivity, blood pressure and kidney issues
21 Aug 2008 - General Renal News
Nearly half of children who were small at birth had a significant rise in blood pressure when they ate a high-salt diet, according to a Swiss study published in Hypertension: Journal of the ... - more
Kidney disease linked to dementia
15 Aug 2008 - Hot Renal Topics
The chances of losing one’s mental faculties with age are increased in older adults with chronic kidney disease, according to two research reports in the August issue of American Journal of ... - more
Critical Care Docs Use Strength Test to Predict Outcomes
14 Aug 2008 - General Renal News
A new study shows that using a quick and simple bedside handgrip test may assist in diagnosing a known complication of critical illness often associated with an increased risk of death. - more
Haemodialysis patients plagued by insomnia
14 Aug 2008 - Hot Renal Topics
Patients with kidney disease treated with haemodialysis have problems sleeping that can’t be explained by advanced age or chronic health conditions, new research shows. - more
Researchers design model for automated, wearable artificial kidney
21 Jul 2008 - New and Emerging Renal Therapies
Two researchers from UCLA and the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System have developed a design for an automated, wearable artificial kidney, or AWAK, that avoids the complications ... - more
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