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Breakthrough research discovers new way to slow progression of diabetic kidney disease

With World Diabetes Day (14th November) on the horizon new breakthrough research from Monash University has discovered a way to slow the progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes.

8 Nov 2019

Kibow Biotech participates in ASN Kidney Week 2019

Kibow Biotech announces its 15th consecutive year of participation in the ASN Conferences after 22 years as a pioneer in the use of Pro/Prebiotics in people with failing kidneys.

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 8 Nov 2019

Home dialysis can benefit patients who receive urgent in-center hemodialysis

Researchers have studied whether patients who start urgent and unplanned dialysis in clinics experience a survival benefit when they switch to home dialysis.

8 Nov 2019

Home remote monitoring can prevent hospitalization, improve health of patients on peritoneal dialysis

A recent analysis has examined the potential of a home remote monitoring system to benefit patients on dialysis.

8 Nov 2019

Sleep problems may affect cognitive function of children with chronic kidney disease

Sleep problems and fatigue may affect the cognitive function of children with chronic kidney disease. The findings come from a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019 November 5–November 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

8 Nov 2019

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant drugs would benefit patients, reduce healthcare costs

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant medications would benefit patients and reduce healthcare costs.

8 Nov 2019

National effort to develop implantable bio-artificial kidney achieves key milestone

The Kidney Project, a national effort to develop an implantable bio-artificial kidney that could eliminate the need for dialysis, will announce a key milestone in a November 7, 2019 presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 conference in Washington, DC.

7 Nov 2019

Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are not effective at reducing systemic inflammation

Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids -- also known as fish oil -- are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation.

7 Nov 2019

Natural language processing helps evaluate electronic messages from ESLD patients

Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, and language-to-language translation apps.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 Nov 2019

Potential new target identified to treat inflammatory disease

Researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease.

7 Nov 2019

When caring for a sick spouse shakes a marriage to the core

For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn't find it especially difficult to care for his wife, Deborah, who struggled with breathing problems. But as her illness took a downward turn, he became overwhelmed by stress.

7 Nov 2019

Childhood trauma linked to health problems in adulthood warns CDC

The Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has released a report citing the dangers of traumatic events occurring in childhood. These traumatic events are named “Adverse Childhood Experiences” or ACE says the CDC and include abuse (physical and mental) or violence or growing up in an environment that is no congenial for development.

6 Nov 2019

Novel mouse model can help monitor kidney disease progression and perform drug screening

Chronic kidney disease affects 750 million people each year. Aging populations and an increase in diseases such as diabetes will lead to a greater burden of kidney disease.

6 Nov 2019

New tool accurately predicts risks of death, complications from obesity and diabetes

A new web-based risk calculator can accurately predict the likelihood a patient with type 2 diabetes and obesity will die or develop serious complications including a heart attack, heart failure and diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy) within the next 10 years.

6 Nov 2019

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

Like a swarm of construction workers in the aftermath of a destructive storm, cargo-filled, nanometer-sized spheres arrive on the scene following an acute kidney injury.

5 Nov 2019

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the nation, and its occurrence in youth with type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes is rapidly rising.

5 Nov 2019

Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops may help doctors shatter kidney stones

A plane has to be going pretty fast for a mere raindrop to crack its windshield, but it can happen. Now, new models of the physics behind the improbable feat may just help doctors crack kidney stones to pieces.

5 Nov 2019

Researchers propose genetic testing and continued management of identical twin kidney transplants

Using U.S. transplant registry data, clinical researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that kidney transplants between identical twins have high success rates, but also high rates of immunosuppressant use.

5 Nov 2019

New calculator can estimate 10-year risk of diabetes complications

Patients struggling with type 2 diabetes and obesity are faced with the decision of whether to receive usual medical care or undergo weight-loss surgery.

5 Nov 2019

Cancer risk reduces to half with over 20% weight loss in post- bariatric surgery patients

Patients with severe obesity who had bariatric or weight-loss surgery and lost more than 20% of their total weight were 50% less likely to develop cancer compared to patients who did not have as much weight loss after surgery, according to a new study presented today by Oregon Health & Science University researchers at the 36th American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek 2019.

5 Nov 2019

Kidney News and Research

Breakthrough research discovers new way to slow progression of diabetic kidney disease

Kibow Biotech participates in ASN Kidney Week 2019

Home dialysis can benefit patients who receive urgent in-center hemodialysis

Home remote monitoring can prevent hospitalization, improve health of patients on peritoneal dialysis

Sleep problems may affect cognitive function of children with chronic kidney disease

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant drugs would benefit patients, reduce healthcare costs

National effort to develop implantable bio-artificial kidney achieves key milestone

Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are not effective at reducing systemic inflammation

Natural language processing helps evaluate electronic messages from ESLD patients

Potential new target identified to treat inflammatory disease

When caring for a sick spouse shakes a marriage to the core

Childhood trauma linked to health problems in adulthood warns CDC

Novel mouse model can help monitor kidney disease progression and perform drug screening

New tool accurately predicts risks of death, complications from obesity and diabetes

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops may help doctors shatter kidney stones

Researchers propose genetic testing and continued management of identical twin kidney transplants

New calculator can estimate 10-year risk of diabetes complications

Cancer risk reduces to half with over 20% weight loss in post- bariatric surgery patients

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