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Nephropathy is a broad medical term used to denote disease or damage of the kidney, which can eventually result in kidney failure. The primary and most obvious functions of the kidney are to excrete any waste products and to regulate the water and acid-base balance of the body – therefore loss of kidney function is a potentially fatal condition.

UTSA researcher elucidates innovative strategies to track disease-causing pathogens

In a new study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, Mark Eppinger, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio describes innovative strategies to track disease-causing pathogens like E. coli. Eppinger hopes his research will aid in halting and preventing large-scale outbreaks.

11 Jul 2016

Negative illness perceptions influence coping and health outcomes in CKD patients

Research involving the University of Leicester has shown people who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) form pre-conceived beliefs about their illness which can impact their health.

8 Jul 2016

Osprey Medical announces record sales for medical device

Osprey Medical has announced record sales results for the second quarter of CY2016, reflecting strong adoption by physicians and hospitals of Osprey’s technology protecting patients from the harmful effects of X-ray dye.

8 Jul 2016

New research holds potential to improve fetal surgery outcomes

University of California, Berkeley engineer Phillip Messersmith is happy to be learning lessons from a lowly mollusk, with the expectation that the knowledge gained will enable him and fellow physicians to prevent deaths among their youngest patients -- those who haven't been born yet.

4 Jul 2016

Exposure to air pollution may increase risk of kidney disease

While air pollution is known to cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a new study indicates that it also likely causes damage to the kidneys.

30 Jun 2016

Study links alpha-defensin genes to IgA nephropathy risk

A gene which forms part of our body's first line of defence against infection may be associated with an increased risk with a type of kidney disease, research involving academics at The University of Nottingham has discovered.

30 Jun 2016

Virtual tissue technology helps identify new drug target to combat polycystic kidney disease

Using virtual tissue technology, researchers at Indiana University have identified a potential new drug target in the fight against polycystic kidney disease, an illness with no effective FDA-approved treatment that affects 200,000 people per year in the United States.

28 Jun 2016

Diabetes, kidney disease may play role in increasing adverse cardiovascular outcomes among African Americans

New research indicates that diabetes and kidney disease may increase African Americans' risk of stroke and coronary heart disease, as well as their risk of dying from cardiovascular causes.

24 Jun 2016

Empagliflozin offers long-term renal protection in Type 2 diabetes

The sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin slows renal progression and averts clinical events, shows further analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial.

16 Jun 2016

Portable biosensor can detect and amplify signal of harmful bacteria

Washington State University researchers have developed a portable biosensor that makes it easier to detect harmful bacteria.

15 Jun 2016

Blood pressure medications can lower stroke, heart attack risk in patients with end-stage renal disease

Two classes of blood pressure medications, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), are associated with a 16% lower risk of strokes, heart attacks and death in patients with end-stage renal disease who are undergoing peritoneal dialysis, a new study in the journal, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, reports.

15 Jun 2016

Liraglutide cardioprotective in high-risk Type 2 diabetes patients

Findings of the LEADER trial show that liraglutide treatment may confer a reduced risk of cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes and a high vascular risk.

15 Jun 2016

Researchers aim to protect kidneys while improving cisplatin's efficacy against cancer

Cisplatin is a common, powerful chemotherapy agent used for a wide range of cancers such as breast, ovarian and lung, that in a handful of days can also permanently damage or destroy patients' kidneys.

14 Jun 2016

Liraglutide drug effectively decreases cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes patients

Researchers have shown that the glucose-lowering drug liraglutide safely and effectively decreases the overall risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death for people with type 2 diabetes.

14 Jun 2016

GPCR-Gβγ inhibition therapy could prevent chronic and acute kidney damage in heart failure patients

A study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggests a new therapeutic approach to treat the development of chronic kidney disease secondary to chronic heart failure, known as cardiorenal syndrome type 2.

14 Jun 2016

'Hypertensive urgency' may cause unnecessary alarm

Patients with a very high blood pressure reading in the absence of other symptoms are highly unlikely to have a major adverse cardiovascular event within the next 6 months, researchers report.

14 Jun 2016

Study finds differences in hospitalization trends for gout and rheumatoid arthritis

While hospitalizations related to rheumatoid arthritis have dropped considerably over the past two decades, hospitalizations primarily associated with gout have increased dramatically.

8 Jun 2016

Overtesting for HbA1C levels can increase risk of severe hypoglycemia

With a more-is-better mindset common in society, frequent commercials encouraging checks of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and ads for new diabetes medications to lower HbA1C in adults with Type 2 diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers were not too surprised to find overtesting occurring.

7 Jun 2016

Drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsens dehydration-related kidney injury

Repeated heat-related dehydration has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney damage in mice. A new study in rats published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology reports that drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsened dehydration and kidney injury.

7 Jun 2016

Researchers establish new method to culture kidney progenitor cells for regenerative medicine

Research into kidney regeneration, an organ that has been extremely difficult to regenerate, has taken a great stride forward with research coming out of a collaboration between Kumamoto University, Japan and the National Cancer Institute of the US.

7 Jun 2016

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Further Reading

UTSA researcher elucidates innovative strategies to track disease-causing pathogens

Negative illness perceptions influence coping and health outcomes in CKD patients

Osprey Medical announces record sales for medical device

New research holds potential to improve fetal surgery outcomes

Exposure to air pollution may increase risk of kidney disease

Study links alpha-defensin genes to IgA nephropathy risk

Virtual tissue technology helps identify new drug target to combat polycystic kidney disease

Diabetes, kidney disease may play role in increasing adverse cardiovascular outcomes among African Americans

Empagliflozin offers long-term renal protection in Type 2 diabetes

Portable biosensor can detect and amplify signal of harmful bacteria

Blood pressure medications can lower stroke, heart attack risk in patients with end-stage renal disease

Liraglutide cardioprotective in high-risk Type 2 diabetes patients

Researchers aim to protect kidneys while improving cisplatin's efficacy against cancer

Liraglutide drug effectively decreases cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes patients

GPCR-Gβγ inhibition therapy could prevent chronic and acute kidney damage in heart failure patients

'Hypertensive urgency' may cause unnecessary alarm

Study finds differences in hospitalization trends for gout and rheumatoid arthritis

Overtesting for HbA1C levels can increase risk of severe hypoglycemia

Drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsens dehydration-related kidney injury

Researchers establish new method to culture kidney progenitor cells for regenerative medicine

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