News tagged with kidney patients
New Canadian research helps doctors care for kidney patients
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access ...
Blood vessels made from patients' cells
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists have grown blood vessels for kidney patients from their own cells, making it easier and safer for them to use dialysis machines, a new study says.
Risk score helps identify candidates for combined heart and kidney transplants
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified a set of criteria that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from a combined heart and kidney transplant, according ...
Diabetes drug shows potential for treating one cause of chronic kidney disease
Dec 10, 2008 |
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The antidiabetes drug rosiglitazone may have the potential to protect kidney function in patients with a condition called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue ...
Researchers design model for automated, wearable artificial kidney
Jul 10, 2008 |
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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 patients often suffer with ...
