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Kidney Stone Mystery Solved: Why Some People Are More Prone To Develop Kidney Stones
Published: Wednesday April 18th 7PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120418203524.htm
Description: New research provides evidence to explain why some people are more likely to develop kidney stones than others. Their discovery opens the door to finding effective drug treatments and a test that could assess a person s risk of the condition. read more »
Common Cholesterol Medication May Impact Kidney Health
Published: Tuesday April 17th 11AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417125625.htm
Description: Older patients taking a common cholesterol medication should be cautious of the impact on their kidney health. In a new study by Dr. Amit Garg, Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, and colleagues, one in 10 new older fibrate users experienced a 50 percent increase in their serum creatinine. read more »
Study Links Toxic Component In Herbal Remedies To Kidney Failure And Cancer
Published: Monday April 9th 3PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120409164305.htm
Description: Aristolochic acid AA , a component of a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times, leads to kidney failure and upper urinary tract cancer UUC in individuals exposed to the toxin, according to a new study. read more »
Who Knew Fruit Flies Get Kidney Stones Too
Published: Friday March 23rd 12PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120323134535.htm
Description: Research on kidney stones in fruit flies may hold the key to developing a treatment that could someday stop the formation of kidney stones in humans, scientists have found. read more »
Promising New Drug Target For Kidney Disease
Published: Sunday March 11th 11PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120312003228.htm
Description: Researchers have identified a regulator protein that plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, a condition that leads to kidney failure. Finding this regulator provides a new therapeutic target for the millions of Americans affected by kidney failure. read more »
New Transplant Method May Allow Kidney Recipients To Live Life Free Of Anti-rejection Medication
Published: Sunday March 11th 1PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120311145303.htm
Description: New ongoing research suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. A new clinical trial is set to study the use of donor stem cell infusions that have been specially engineered to "trick" the recipients' immune system into thinking the donated... read more »
World's Longest Kidney Transplant Chain Completed
Published: Monday February 20th 9AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120220102128.htm
Description: The world's longest living-donor kidney transplant chain has just been completed. The chain involved 30 donors, 30 recipients and 17 hospitals throughout the U.S. read more »
Three 'targeted' Cancer Drugs Raise Risk Of Fatal Side Effects
Published: Monday February 6th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206174209.htm
Description: Treatment with three "targeted" cancer drugs has been linked to a slightly elevated chance of fatal side effects, according to a new analysis. These risks remain low, but they should be factored in when developing patients treatment plans. read more »
First Detailed Data Of Risk Of Using Rasilez With Certain Blood Pressure-lowering Drugs
Published: Thursday January 12th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112112720.htm
Description: Researchers have published the first detailed figures showing the risk of using the prescription drug Rasilez in combination with certain other blood pressure-lowering medications. read more »
Thousands Of Seniors Lack Access To Lifesaving Organs, Despite Survival Benefit
Published: Thursday January 12th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112111946.htm
Description: Thousands more American senior citizens with kidney disease are good candidates for transplants and could get them if physicians would get past outdated medical biases and put them on transplant waiting lists, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. read more »
New Findings Lead To Test And Therapy For Kidney Failure Caused By E. Coli
Published: Tuesday January 10th 1PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110140425.htm
Description: Scientists have made new discoveries about the basic workings of endothelial cells that could lead to a diagnostic test for the serious kidney disease known as hemolytic uremic syndrome and a possible treatment. read more »
Biomarkers Identify Acute Kidney Injury In Emergency Patients
Published: Monday January 9th 8PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109212013.htm
Description: Acute kidney injury has severe consequences, with a 25 to 80 percent risk of in-hospital death. Researchers have found a way to diagnose AKI using a urine test, enabling emergency departments to identify these high-risk patients when they first arrive at the hospital. read more »
Hydrogen Sulfide Reduces Glucose-induced Injury In Kidney Cells
Published: Tuesday January 3rd 3PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103165039.htm
Description: Hydrogen sulfide, a noxious gas that smells like rotten eggs, may have beneficial effects in the kidney. Researchers found that this gas diminishes high glucose-induced production of scarring proteins in kidney cells. Considerable work remains to be done before studies can move to animal models. read more »
Fixing Common Blood Disorder Would Make Kidney Transplants More Successful
Published: Thursday December 22nd 6PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222195004.htm
Description: Correcting anemia, a red blood cell deficiency, can preserve kidney function in many kidney transplant recipients, according to a new study. read more »
Plasma Treatment Zaps Viruses Before They Can Attack Cells
Published: Friday December 16th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111216112854.htm
Description: Researchers have tested a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory infections. read more »
Mayo Clinic Makes Kidney And Pancreas Transplant Available To Hiv-infected Patients
Published: Tuesday December 6th 12PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206131938.htm
Description: Mayo Clinic in Florida is now offering kidney and pancreas transplants to HIV positive patients with advanced kidney disease and diabetes. Evidence is now solid that HIV-positive patients have the same favorable outcome in terms of patient and allograft survival as non-HIV positive organ transplant recipients, say experts. read more »
Vasodilator Hormone Improved Kidney Function And Blood Flow In Pkd Model
Published: Tuesday December 6th 12PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206131446.htm
Description: After a four-week course of the vasodilator hormone relaxin, kidney function and blood flow immediately improved in lab rats genetically altered to model polycystic kidney disease PKD , a life-threatening genetic disorder. read more »
Researchers Develop Blood Test To Detect Membranous Nephropathy
Published: Wednesday November 30th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111130115818.htm
Description: Research conducted by a pair of physicians has led to the development of a test that can help diagnose membranous nephropathy in its early stages. The test, which is currently only offered in the research setting and is awaiting commercial development, could have significant implications in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Currently, the only way to diagnose the disease is through a biopsy. read more »
Mycophenolate Is Superior To Azathioprine As Treatment For Lupus Nephritis, Study Finds
Published: Wednesday November 16th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116174744.htm
Description: A new large, international study finds that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil is superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis. read more »
Drug Clears Chronic Urinary Infections In Mice
Published: Wednesday November 16th 1PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116143047.htm
Description: An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six hours. read more »
Should Doctors Encourage People To Donate A Kidney To A Stranger
Published: Tuesday November 15th 6PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111115191228.htm
Description: With three people on the transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others Two experts debate the issue. read more »
Intensive Diabetes Therapy Protects Type 1 Diabetics' Kidneys, Study Shows
Published: Saturday November 12th 1PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111112145357.htm
Description: Scientists looked to see if intensive diabetes therapy aimed at reducing blood sugar as close to the normal range as possible might protect Type 1 diabetics' kidney function. read more »
Most Lupus Nephritis Patients With End-stage Renal Disease Opt For Hemodialysis Therapy
Published: Monday November 7th 2AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111107033946.htm
Description: Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney transplantation. Results of the study also found that African-Americans, Medicaid recipients, those without health insurance, and the unemployed had significantly reduced initiation of peritoneal dialysis. read more »
Recipients Of Organ Transplants At Increased Risk For Broad Range Of Cancers, Study Finds
Published: Tuesday November 1st 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111101171027.htm
Description: Patients who have received a solid organ transplant, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung, have an overall cancer risk that is double that of the general population, with an increased risk for many different types of malignancies, according to a new study. read more »
Acute Kidney Injury In Hospitalized Diabetic Patients Linked To Chronic Kidney Disease
Published: Tuesday November 1st 11AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111101125951.htm
Description: A recent study shows that multiple episodes of acute kidney injury during hospital stays for patients with diabetes are associated with a risk for developing chronic kidney disease. read more »
Strides Made Toward Drug Therapy For Inherited Kidney Disease
Published: Thursday October 27th 2PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027150215.htm
Description: Scientists have discovered that patients with an inherited kidney disease may be helped by a drug that is currently available for other uses. read more »
Gene Variant Increases Risk Of Kidney Disease In African-americans
Published: Monday October 24th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024113055.htm
Description: African-Americans with two copies of the APOL1 gene have about a four percent lifetime risk of developing a form of kidney disease, according to scientists. The finding brings scientists closer to understanding why African-Americans are four times more likely to develop kidney failure than whites. read more »
Study Finds No Correlation Between Primary Kidney Stone Treatment And Diabetes
Published: Friday October 21st 6PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021195459.htm
Description: A Mayo Clinic study finds no correlation between the use of shock waves to break up kidney stones and the long-term development of diabetes. read more »
Successful Pregnancy Possible After Kidney Transplant
Published: Thursday October 20th 11AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020122321.htm
Description: A new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney transplantation is very high, with 73.5 percent live birth rates. read more »
African-americans More Likely To Donate Kidney To Family Member
Published: Thursday October 20th 1AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020025750.htm
Description: Family matters, especially when it comes to African-Americans and living kidney donation. Researchers found that African-Americans donate almost exclusively to family members for living kidney transplants, as compared to Caucasians. read more »
Better Ways To Predict Kidney Disease Risk For African Americans: Gene Testing Could Help Identify Patients Who Need Early Treatment
Published: Friday October 14th 7AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111014080533.htm
Description: African Americans with certain gene variants develop non-diabetic kidney disease more often than expected. African Americans with these variants risk developing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and HIV nephropathy in particular and may need dialysis at a young age. Screening for these variants could identify individuals who should receive kidney-protective treatments read more »
Common Antibiotic Can Have Serious Adverse Reactions, Review Finds
Published: Tuesday October 11th 12PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011132046.htm
Description: A commonly prescribed antimicrobial -- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole -- that has been used since 1968 can cause serious adverse reactions and physicians need to be aware of these in prescribing, states a new review. read more »
Chronic Dialysis For Kidney Disease Patients Now Started Substantially Earlier
Published: Tuesday October 11th 9AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011102004.htm
Description: It has become increasingly clear that patients in the United States are starting dialysis at higher and higher levels of kidney function. A team of researchers found that over a decade, patients have been starting dialysis approximately five months earlier on average. read more »
Why Anti-rejection Drugs For Organ Transplant Patients Cause Hypertension
Published: Friday October 7th 9AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111007103310.htm
Description: A group of researchers has discovered the process that may be causing side effects caused by the anti-rejection drugs given to organ transplant patients. The discovery means those side effects likely can be dealt with much more cheaply and easily. read more »
New Regimen Frees Kidney-transplant Patients From Dependency On Immunosuppresant Drugs
Published: Wednesday October 5th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005172637.htm
Description: Researchers have developed a novel protocol that allows kidney-transplant recipients to jettison their indispensable immune-suppressing drugs. The protocol could also spell substantial savings to the health-care system. read more »
Regular Exercise Improves Health Of People With Long-term Kidney Disease, Study Suggests
Published: Tuesday October 4th 9PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004221112.htm
Description: There are many reasons why people with chronic kidney disease CKD often lose fitness and have increasing difficulty performing normal daily tasks, but new research shows scientific evidence for the benefits of regular exercise for people with CKD, including those with a kidney transplant. They can improve their physical fitness, walk further, have healthier blood pressures, healthier heart rates, higher health-related quality of life scores and better nutritional characteristics compared to thos... read more »
Rogue Receptor Opens Door For Rare Kidney Disease
Published: Sunday September 25th 5PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110925185445.htm
Description: Effects of a particularly devastating human kidney disease may be blunted by making a certain cellular protein receptor much less receptive, according to new research. read more »
Time To Stop Giving Toxic Drugs To Kidney Transplant Patients
Published: Thursday September 22nd 5PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922180027.htm
Description: A new analysis has found that transplant patients can safely minimize or avoid using calcineurin inhibitors. read more »
Kidney Damage And High Blood Pressure: Faulty Filtration Allows Detrimental Enzymes To Wreak Havoc On Fluid Balance, Research Suggests
Published: Thursday September 22nd 12PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134615.htm
Description: Scientists have now begun to understand kidney damage on a cellular level and how the activity of certain molecules in damaged kidneys contributes to salt and water retention in nephrotic syndrome. Several new insights in this area of research are presented at an upcoming meeting. read more »
Continued Treatment For Lupus May Boost Survival Of Those Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease
Published: Tuesday September 20th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920173347.htm
Description: Researchers have shown that close supervision by rheumatologists and the use of immunosuppressant drugs improve the survival of lupus patients with end-stage kidney disease -- a finding that could reverse long-standing clinical practice. read more »
Common Invasive Test Not Necessary For Kidney Disease Patients, Study Finds; Clinicians Can Monitor Kidney Function With A Simple Equation
Published: Thursday September 15th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915171627.htm
Description: Equations that estimate a patient's kidney function work as well as direct, invasive measurements, according to a new study. This means that many patients with chronic kidney disease CKD do not need to undergo the painful and cumbersome procedures that are performed to monitor kidneys' health. read more »
Sickle Cell Trait Is Not Risk Factor For Kidney Disease: Study Contradicts Earlier Findings
Published: Wednesday September 14th 2PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914154417.htm
Description: Researchers report that sickle cell trait is not a risk factor for the development of severe kidney disease in African-Americans. The study contradicts findings from a 2010 study that first suggested that having one copy of the sickle cell gene was a kidney disease risk factor. read more »
Substitution Of Brand Name With Generic Drug Appears To Be Safe For Transplant Recipients, Study Suggests
Published: Tuesday September 13th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110913111407.htm
Description: New research reveals that substitution of a brand name immunosuppressive drug with a generic manufactured by Sandoz for preventing rejection of transplanted organs appears to be safe for transplant recipients. read more »
Hormone That Predicts Premature Death In Kidney Patients Identified
Published: Friday September 9th 6AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110909074951.htm
Description: Researchers have discovered a hormone that can predict early death in kidney patients. read more »
Could Mutant Gene In Chickens Lead To Hypertension Cure
Published: Wednesday August 24th 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110824115849.htm
Description: Scientists have discovered that a gene which, when severely mutated, causes blindness and kidney abnormalities in chickens, is the same as one that predisposes humans to hypertension. read more »
Metabolic Syndrome May Cause Kidney Disease
Published: Friday August 19th 7AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110819081319.htm
Description: Metabolic syndrome comprises a group of medical disorders that increase people's risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature death when they occur together. Now a new study says that people with metabolic abnormalities are at increased risk of developing kidney disease. read more »
Kidney Drugs Hampered By High Blood Phosphate; Lowering Phosphate Levels Could Help Prevent Kidney Failure, Study Suggests
Published: Thursday August 18th 6PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818190557.htm
Description: High blood phosphate levels can set chronic kidney disease CKD patients on a rapid path to kidney failure, according to a new study. To make matters worse, phosphate appears to interfere with the effectiveness of important kidney medications. read more »
Blocking Cancer Cell S Energy Generator Could Lead To New Targeted Treatments
Published: Wednesday August 17th 1PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817141932.htm
Description: Scientists in the UK have found that blocking the pathway used by some kidney cancer cells to generate energy can kill the cancer cells, sparing the healthy ones. read more »
Poor Growth, Delayed Puberty And Heart Problems Plague Kids With Mild Kidney Disease
Published: Friday August 12th 2PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110812153218.htm
Description: Heart disease causes 35 percent of deaths in young adults with chronic kidney disease. Children with only mildly impaired kidney function experience poor growth, delayed puberty, metabolic problems, and high blood pressure. Treating these conditions during childhood might slow kidney disease and prevent heart-related deaths in young adults. read more »
Warning Signs Predict Kidney Injury After Surgery
Published: Friday August 12th 8AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110812091554.htm
Description: Kidney injury is a frequent and serious complication of heart surgery. Three proteins predict which patients will likely develop kidney injury after surgery in adults and children. High risk patients may benefit from kidney protective therapies. read more »
Young Black Patients On Kidney Dialysis Do Much Worse -- Not Better -- Than White Counterparts, Study Finds
Published: Tuesday August 9th 3PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809162007.htm
Description: For years, medical studies have reached the same conclusion: African-American patients do better on kidney dialysis than their white counterparts. But new research shows that younger blacks -- those under the age of 50 -- actually do much worse on dialysis than equally sick whites who undergo the same blood-filtering process. read more »
Advance In Prevention Of Diabetes Mellitus Following Kidney Transplantation
Published: Monday August 8th 7AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808083715.htm
Description: Up to 30 percent of all patients develop diabetes mellitus within the first year after a kidney transplantation. This high rate could soon fall rapidly. An Austrian research team has discovered in the context of a study that preemptive insulin therapy drastically reduces this rate. read more »
Success In Treatment For Kidney Transplant Patients
Published: Tuesday August 2nd 10AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802112834.htm
Description: There is now a new alternative to immunosuppressive treatment after kidney transplants which comes without the usual severe side effects. read more »
National Policy Change Reduces Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
Published: Tuesday August 2nd 8AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802091045.htm
Description: A national transplant policy change designed to give African-American patients greater access to donor kidneys has sliced in half the racial disparities that have long characterized the allocation of lifesaving organs, new research suggests. read more »
Best Post-transplant Drug Regimen Identified For Patients With New Kidneys, Study Suggests
Published: Friday July 29th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110729175408.htm
Description: Patients treated with tacrolimus TAC and mycophenolate mofetil MMF had lower rejection rates and better kidney function. A multi-year study compared three commonly used immunosuppresive regimens. More than 16,000 US patients receive kidney transplants each year; preventing rejection requires a life-long delicate balance of medication. read more »
Low Blood Pressure During Dialysis Increases Risk Of Clots, According To Study
Published: Friday July 29th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110729175331.htm
Description: A new study reports an increased risk of blood clotting at the point where the patient's blood vessels are connected to the dialysis machine known as the point of vascular access. read more »
Treatment Provides Dramatic Survival Benefit For Hard-to-match Kidney Transplant Patients
Published: Wednesday July 27th 4PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727171452.htm
Description: Hard-to-match kidney transplant candidates who receive a treatment designed to make their bodies more accepting of incompatible organs are twice as likely to survive eight years after transplant surgery as those who stay on dialysis for years awaiting compatible organs, new research finds. read more »
Could Patients' Own Kidney Cells Cure Kidney Disease Reprogrammed Kidney Cells Could Make Transplants And Dialysis Things Of The Past
Published: Wednesday July 27th 11AM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727122705.htm
Description: Approximately 60 million people across the globe have chronic kidney disease, and many will need dialysis or a transplant. Breakthrough research indicates that patients' own kidney cells can be gathered and reprogrammed. Reprogramming patients' kidney cells could mean that in the future, fewer patients with kidney disease would require complicated, expensive procedures that affect their quality of life. read more »
Man To Receive Kidney From Brother With Different Blood Type: Novel Blood-cleaning Procedure Used For Kidney Transplant
Published: Tuesday July 26th 3PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110726163459.htm
Description: St. Michael's Hospital is the first in North America to use a novel blood-cleaning procedure for a kidney patient that will allow the patient to receive a transplant from a donor with a different blood type. read more »
Iv Fluids May Reduce Severity Of Kidney Failure In Kids With E. Coli Infection
Published: Friday July 22nd 8PM
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722213429.htm
Description: Infection with E. coli bacteria can wreak havoc in children, leading to bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure. But giving children intravenous fluids early in the course of an E. coli O157:H7 infection appears to lower the odds of developing severe kidney failure, according to new research. read more »