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Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.

Using MRI for earlier detection of chronic kidney disease

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major public health challenge affecting more than 10% of people. A key challenge for effective treatment is early identification of patients that are at risk of CKD to ensure timely intervention.

3 May 2023

Discovery about inflammation ‘brake’ gene paves way to personalized treatments for kidney disease

A discovery about gene variants of an inflammation 'brake' brings scientists a step closer to personalised treatment for patients at risk of kidney disease and kidney failure.

24 Apr 2023

Research team develops a predictive model for complications in diabetes

Approx. 40 % of persons with diabetes develop chronic kidney disease, leading to successive deterioration and even the complete loss of kidney function.

24 Apr 2023

Harms of renal hyperfiltration may be highly underestimated

Renal hyperfiltration may be an underestimated risk factor for mortality, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland.

24 Apr 2023

New treatment pathway identified for patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

With funding from charity Kidney Research UK, Dr Carl May from Bristol Medical School and his team have identified a new treatment pathway for patients with non-genetic (idiopathic) nephrotic syndrome (INS), targeting a still unknown factor that causes the progression towards kidney failure.

13 Apr 2023

Research provides new insights into the underlying disease mechanisms for polycystic kidney disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common potentially lethal genetic disease - about a half million people in the United States alone suffer from the condition.

4 Apr 2023

Certain urine and blood biomarkers can predict risk of developing chronic kidney disease

In a new study looking at the long-term effects of hospitalized patients who have acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden but temporary loss of kidney function, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that higher levels of certain biomarkers in urine and blood can predict a patient's risk of developing chronic kidney disease.

3 Apr 2023

Scientists uncover a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is linked to the formation of mineral deposits on blood vessel walls, known as "calcification", causing cardiovascular disease.

20 Mar 2023

Researchers receive PCORI funding to study the effectiveness of individualized model of hemodialysis

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine $10.2 million to study the effectiveness of an individualized model of hemodialysis, a procedure in which the blood is cleaned by a dialysis machine.

9 Mar 2023

What factors impacted the adoption of self-management behavior of patients with chronic kidney disease during COVID-19?

Researchers assessed the self-management practices of chronic kidney disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Mar 2023

Emergency appendectomy using SILS technology performed at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center to perform an emergency appendectomy using single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) technology.

28 Feb 2023

Scientists discover new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease

A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with diabetes, has been discovered by scientists.

7 Feb 2023

Study examines clinical risk factors for kidney function decline in children with CKD

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, which makes it difficult to study and leaves major gaps in the quantity and quality of evidence that informs the care of pediatric patients with the condition.

6 Feb 2023

Researchers discover the impact of microRNA on inflammation in lupus

A group of researchers from the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered the impact of microRNA (miRNA) on inflammation in lupus in mice.

26 Jan 2023

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Findings from a new study published in The Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Vanderbilt, and Veteran's Affairs (VA) medical centers, show that an implementation science approach using team-based coaching and automated surveillance reporting significantly improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to other interventions.

19 Jan 2023

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2023

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

A panel of US-based experts in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, and primary care has prepared specific recommendations for early identification and intervention in obesity, diabetes, and other cardiorenal and metabolic diseases. A detailed report on recommended strategies has been published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

4 Jan 2023

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

A new Japanese study reveals that the age-standardized incidence rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) due to chronic glomerulonephritis and diabetic nephropathy has decreased, while rates due to nephrosclerosis have increased considerably between 2006 and 2020.

23 Dec 2022

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with acute kidney injury

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist and attention to kidney complications and cardiovascular disease were associated with 29% lower risk of mortality compared to standard of care in patients with AKI during recent hospitalization.

16 Dec 2022

Study reveals change in symptoms before and after start of dialysis in older patients with kidney failure

In a study published in CJASN that included older adults with kidney failure, symptoms related to their condition worsened in the year before patients started dialysis but stabilized after dialysis initiation.

11 Nov 2022

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Using MRI for earlier detection of chronic kidney disease

Discovery about inflammation ‘brake’ gene paves way to personalized treatments for kidney disease

Research team develops a predictive model for complications in diabetes

Harms of renal hyperfiltration may be highly underestimated

New treatment pathway identified for patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

Research provides new insights into the underlying disease mechanisms for polycystic kidney disease

Certain urine and blood biomarkers can predict risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Scientists uncover a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

Researchers receive PCORI funding to study the effectiveness of individualized model of hemodialysis

What factors impacted the adoption of self-management behavior of patients with chronic kidney disease during COVID-19?

Emergency appendectomy using SILS technology performed at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

Scientists discover new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease

Study examines clinical risk factors for kidney function decline in children with CKD

Researchers discover the impact of microRNA on inflammation in lupus

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

Outpatient clinic visits with a nephrologist associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with acute kidney injury

Study reveals change in symptoms before and after start of dialysis in older patients with kidney failure

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