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Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins

Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better treatments for acute renal failure may be possible by blocking the mitochondrial fragmentation that occurs when kidneys don't get enough blood or are exposed to toxins, researchers at the Medical College ...





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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.


Team makes breakthrough demonstration of pH-regulating protein

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have identified the protein mechanism that senses bicarbonate fluctuations and adjusts blood pH levels.


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 ...


CDC: Rare infection passed on by Miss. organ donor

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- An extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first human-to-human transfer of the amoeba, medical officials said Friday.


Are patients losing sleep over blood pressure monitors?

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients' sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Ne ...


Kidney injury in hospital increases long-term risk of death

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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 ...


Researchers identify possible imaging method to stratify breast cancer without biopsy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy. The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of ...


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.


Watching Proteins Direct Crystal Growth One Step at a Time (w/ Video)

Watching Proteins Direct Crystal Growth One Step at a Time (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry imaged the growth of protein-studded mineral surfaces with unprecedented resolution and provided a glimpse into how living systems engineer key ...


Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swap (AP)

Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swap

Medicine & Health / Other

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

(AP) -- Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met the donors who made it happen Tuesday - including three who are sure to face the question, ...



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