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TGen analysis identifies biomarkers for diabetic kidney failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers using a DNA analysis tool developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and UCLA have identified genetic markers that could help treat chronic kidney disease among diabetics.


Kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure expand donor pool

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kidneys recovered from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) - once deemed unusable for transplant - appear to work just as well as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors who do not develop kidney problems prior ...


New treatment significantly slows progression of eye damage in persons with type 1 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. ...





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Anemia drug not helpful for kidney disease patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

An international study authored by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has concluded that the anemia drug darbepoetin alfa works no better than a placebo in several other applications previously thought to be promising.


Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...


Kidney injury in hospital increases long-term risk of death

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), are more likely to die prematurely after leaving the hospital—even if their kidney function has apparently recovered, according to an upcoming ...


Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, USA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that ...


Hospital re-admission high for dialysis patients treated in long-term care hospitals

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure don't often ...


Italy's poor go to the hospital more

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite free public healthcare, Italy's poor are more likely to end up in hospital with avoidable conditions, new research shows. This pattern, reported today in the online open access journal BMC Public Health, mirrors findin ...


Kidney disease patients benefit from surgery to prevent stroke

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians should be comfortable referring some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for effective stroke prevention surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...


Children who survive cancer more likely to suffer from heart disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children and adolescents who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults, according to the largest study on this issue published on bmj.com today.


Defibrotide improves response rate in patients with severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Defibrotide, a novel drug which modulates the response of blood vessels to injury, was markedly more effective than standard treatment in post-stem cell transplant patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a life threatening ...


West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...



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