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21 Oct 2013

Researchers discover link between NOX4 enzyme and osteoporosis

Genkyotex, the leading developer of NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today that a group of collaborators have discovered a link between the enzyme NOX4 and development of osteoporosis.

21 Oct 2013

WHO calls on countries to eliminate lead poisoning that affects children globally

Lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, in particular for children, with childhood lead exposure estimated to contribute to 600 000 new cases of children with intellectual disabilities every year. Overall, 99% of children affected by high exposure to lead live in low- and middle-income countries, says WHO on the occasion of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, and calls on countries to strengthen national actions to eliminate lead paint.

18 Oct 2013

High-intensity interval training with Mediterranean diet counselling 'supersizes' heart health

Lifestyle programs focused on high-intensity interval training combined with nutritional counselling on the Mediterranean diet have shown dramatic results for improving the heart health of people with abdominal obesity, finds a study released at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

18 Oct 2013

Dialysis while sleeping improves kidney health and decreases risk of heart disease

Montreal- Receiving dialysis at home while sleeping not only improves kidney health and quality of life for people with kidney disease, it could also decrease their risk of heart disease, says new study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

18 Oct 2013

Diaverum broadens footprint in Saudi Arabia

Diaverum, Europe's largest product independent and one of the world's leading renal care service providers, broadens its footprint in Saudi Arabia by being awarded with a five year contract to run 50 % of the dialysis clinics previously under the management of the state.

16 Oct 2013

Results announced for Phase II PRECEDENT trial of vintafolide for treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, (NYSE: MRK) and Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECYT) today announced the online publication of results from the randomized Phase II PRECEDENT trial for vintafolide (MK-8109/EC145), an investigational folate small molecule drug conjugate (SMDC), in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), the official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

15 Oct 2013

Blood pressure reduction supported for early-stage kidney disease

Blood pressure reduction per se, rather than the particular antihypertensive used, reduces the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease, shows a meta-analysis published in BMJ.

14 Oct 2013

Children who receive solid-organ transplants have risk of developing advanced kidney disease

Children who undergo transplants of solid organs have a high risk of developing advanced kidney disease, according to a new national study. Among these children, the highest risk is in those receiving lung or intestinal transplants, followed by heart and then liver transplants. The researchers say their findings reinforce the importance of continued screening of kidney function in pediatric transplant recipients.

14 Oct 2013

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Data supporting the need for better recognition of iron deficiency will be presented this week at the United European Gastroenterology Week Congress in Berlin. Iron deficiency is frequently under-diagnosed, resulting in increased hospitalisation, reduced quality of life and higher death rates in patients with comorbid conditions. The WHO has estimated that iron deficiency causes the loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide, more than is seen with lung cancer.

12 Oct 2013

Behavioral therapy may help patients with kidney failure who struggle with depression

Behavioral therapy provided chair-side to kidney failure patients while they're undergoing dialysis may help fight depression and improve patients' quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

12 Oct 2013

Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely to receive kidney transplant due to living location

In the United States, Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to receive a kidney transplant largely due to their blood type and because of where they live, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

11 Oct 2013

Less educated, African Americans receive lower quality or marginal kidneys for transplantation

Among younger kidney transplant recipients, a disproportionate number of African Americans and individuals with less education receive organs that are of lower quality or are considered marginal, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The findings suggest that there are racial and social disparities in the allocation of transplanted organs that need to be addressed.

11 Oct 2013

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites - small molecules produced by cellular metabolism - that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.

11 Oct 2013

FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

With early cases of seasonal flu already being reported in the U.S., Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation's leading network of dialysis facilities, is strongly encouraging dialysis patients to get flu shots to protect themselves against this common infectious disease.

9 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 8, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest on how the health law's online insurance marketplaces are operating and what caused the initial systemic problems.

8 Oct 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Obesity increases a chronic kidney disease patient's risk of developing kidney failure. Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

7 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new method to identify genes involved in kidney diseases

Understanding how genes act in specific tissues is critical to our ability to combat many human diseases, from heart disease to kidney failure to cancer. Yet isolating individual cell types for study is impossible for most human tissues.

5 Oct 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that restoring the process could protect the kidney health of obese individuals.

4 Oct 2013

Component of grape, citrus fruits block formation of kidney cysts

A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts.

3 Oct 2013

Kidney Disease News and Research

New collaborative project aims to discover genes underlying rare genetic diseases

Researchers discover link between NOX4 enzyme and osteoporosis

WHO calls on countries to eliminate lead poisoning that affects children globally

High-intensity interval training with Mediterranean diet counselling 'supersizes' heart health

Dialysis while sleeping improves kidney health and decreases risk of heart disease

Diaverum broadens footprint in Saudi Arabia

Results announced for Phase II PRECEDENT trial of vintafolide for treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Blood pressure reduction supported for early-stage kidney disease

Children who receive solid-organ transplants have risk of developing advanced kidney disease

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Behavioral therapy may help patients with kidney failure who struggle with depression

Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely to receive kidney transplant due to living location

Less educated, African Americans receive lower quality or marginal kidneys for transplantation

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

First Edition: October 8, 2013

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Researchers develop new method to identify genes involved in kidney diseases

Obesity suppresses important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage

Component of grape, citrus fruits block formation of kidney cysts

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