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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.

Diabetic donor kidneys may offer greater survival benefit to transplant candidates

A new study indicates that receiving donor kidneys from individuals with diabetes may offer a greater survival benefit than remaining on the waitlist for many transplant candidates.

27 May 2017

Experts outline new approach to total abdominal wall transplantation for complex cases

For some patients undergoing intestinal or multi-organ transplantation, closing the abdominal wall poses a difficult surgical challenge.

26 May 2017

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in core symptoms of autism.

26 May 2017

Diabetic donor kidneys could save lives of patients on transplant waitlist

There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs are in short supply: only about 17,000 patients will receive transplants each year.

25 May 2017

Georgia State researchers renew $2.3 million federal grant for diabetic vascular disease research

Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Molecular Medicine, has renewed a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to study the role of an enzyme in causing diabetic vascular diseases and the molecular mechanism that leads to these diseases.

25 May 2017

Scientists identify key gene in 22q11.2 that contributes to genitourinary birth defects

The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this region because it is deleted in about 1 in 4,000 births, causing the loss or duplication of up to 40 genes.

25 May 2017

Study establishes link between sedentary lifestyle and kidney, bladder cancer risk

A new study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute establishes a connection between a sedentary lifestyle and risk of developing kidney or bladder cancer.

24 May 2017

Consumption of chocolate is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risks, study finds

A study published online in the journal Heart found that regular consumption of chocolate may be associated with a lower risk of developing irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (heart flutter).

24 May 2017

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

During this period, there was a revival of the Classical medicine of Ancient Greece and Rome, particularly the ideas of the Greek philosopher Hippocrates and the Roman physician Galen of Pergamon.

24 May 2017

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Rush University Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the nation, and the only one in Illinois, to provide patients fighting advanced kidney access to a new combination immunotherapy that targets different immune system cells and processes than a widely used therapy that has been proven effective for some patients but had little effect on others.

22 May 2017

High systolic blood pressure in young adults linked to increased risk of cardiovascular problems

Otherwise healthy young people with high systolic blood pressure over 140 are at greater risk for future artery stiffening linked to an increased risk of stroke as well as possible damage to the kidneys and brain, new research shows.

19 May 2017

New clinical trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat cancer caused by asbestos

Patients with a hard-to-treat type of cancer are being given new hope in a ground-breaking clinical trial. Researchers at the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester are trialing a drug that could boost the body's immune system to fight off mesothelioma, which can be caused by asbestos.

19 May 2017

New disposable sensor device can identify disease markers in breath

A small, thin square of an organic plastic that can detect disease markers in breath or toxins in a building's air could soon be the basis of portable, disposable sensor devices.

18 May 2017

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer.

18 May 2017

Biomarkers in the teeth of orangutans provide new understanding of human breast-feeding evolution

Biomarkers in the teeth of wild orangutans indicate nursing patterns related to food fluctuations in their habitats, which can help guide understanding of breast-feeding evolution in humans, according to a study published today in Science Advances.

17 May 2017

New IsoPSA assay detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests

A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, and other clinical sites have demonstrated that a new blood test known as IsoPSA detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests in two crucial measures - distinguishing cancer from benign conditions, and identifying patients with high-risk disease.

15 May 2017

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Diabetic donor kidneys may offer greater survival benefit to transplant candidates

Experts outline new approach to total abdominal wall transplantation for complex cases

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

Diabetic donor kidneys could save lives of patients on transplant waitlist

Georgia State researchers renew $2.3 million federal grant for diabetic vascular disease research

Scientists identify key gene in 22q11.2 that contributes to genitourinary birth defects

Study establishes link between sedentary lifestyle and kidney, bladder cancer risk

Consumption of chocolate is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risks, study finds

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

High systolic blood pressure in young adults linked to increased risk of cardiovascular problems

New clinical trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat cancer caused by asbestos

New disposable sensor device can identify disease markers in breath

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

Biomarkers in the teeth of orangutans provide new understanding of human breast-feeding evolution

New IsoPSA assay detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests

European researchers set up new network to boost use of MRI biomarkers in managing kidney disease

New study uncovers medical diagnoses that may elevate person's risk of developing AKI

Discovery of key signals in the lungs and liver could pave way for immune disorder treatments

Researchers identify cells that drive autoimmune disease

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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