News tagged with journal of the american society of nephrology
Low vitamin D levels explains most ESRD risk in African-Americans
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (J ...
Don't worry so much about limiting sodium, researchers say
Oct 20, 2009 |
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University of California-Davis nutrition researchers are challenging the decades-old conventional wisdom that we should watch our salt.
Stem cells offer new hope for kidney disease patients
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Several cell-based therapy approaches could provide new treatments for patients with Alport syndrome, reports an upcoming paper in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "Our study opens ...
Australian study sheds light on kidney repair and disease
Sep 30, 2009 |
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A study by Monash University researchers has shed new light on the microscopic antennas in the kidney that are involved in the organ's repair process.
Hello wearable kidney, goodbye dialysis machine
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). "Our vision of a technological breakthrough ...
Increasing the number of kidney transplants
Aug 20, 2009 |
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In most transplant centers, the kidneys of very young deceased donors are transplanted together into one patient. According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (C ...
New statistical method shows importance of dialysis dose
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A new approach to statistical analysis may be better suited to study the relationship between higher "dose" of dialysis and survival time for patients with advanced kidney disease, according to an upcoming paper in the Journal of ...
Mars and Venus: Short- and long-term success of male to female kidney transplants
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Female recipients of kidneys from deceased male donors demonstrate an increased risk of allograft failure in the first year after transplant, but show no increased risk after ten years, according to a study appearing in an ...
Baking soda: For cooking, cleaning, and kidney health?
Jul 16, 2009 |
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A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate -- baking soda, already used for baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn, and more -- slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), ...
Sleeping through dialysis: No nightmare for kidney patients
May 21, 2009 |
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Dialysis takes hours of kidney disease patients' time several days a week, so why not do it at night while sleeping? Overnight dialysis is more convenient for some patients and offers significant benefits over shorter daytime ...
Gene hunters target child kidney failure
May 14, 2009 |
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Researchers are zeroing in on the genetic abnormalities predisposing to vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), one of the most common causes of urinary tract infections and kidney failure in children, reports a study in an upcoming ...
'Nature vs. nurture' study of deceased donor pairs in kidney transplantation
Apr 22, 2009 |
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The implications of a new study could improve the outcomes, and potentially survival rates, for some of the thousands of individuals who undergo kidney transplants each year. The study concluded that donor-related risk factors, ...
At risk for kidney disease? Check your genes
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Genetic differences can influence one's risk of developing proteinuria, a condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of ...
Enzyme therapy slows kidney function decline
Apr 08, 2009 |
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For men with Fabry disease, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase alfa slows deterioration of kidney function, reports a study in the online edition of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "The results ...
Before starting dialysis, patients need nephrologist care
Mar 25, 2009 |
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For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), receiving care from a nephrologist in the months before starting dialysis reduces the risk of death during the first year on dialysis, reports a study in the May 2009 issue ...
