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New Bruker In-Vivo Xtreme II system accelerates preclinical infectious disease research at University of Lausanne

Bruker’s recently introduced preclinical in vivo imaging system – In-Vivo Xtreme II™– is accelerating the preclinical research into infectious diseases being undertaken at the Institute of Microbiology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 24 Jun 2016

CD Laboratory at MedUni Vienna explores new therapeutic approaches to enhance peritoneal dialysis

One of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has to be artificially purified and drained of excess fluid.

24 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

Latest online version of German Diabetes Risk Score optimized for mobile devices

The German Institute of Human Nutrition has updated the online version of its German Diabetes Risk Score and has optimized it for mobile devices.

23 Jun 2016

Novel method uses lasers to carve paths inside biocompatible gels

Future medicine is bound to include extensive tissue-engineering technologies such as organs-on-chips and organoids - miniature organs grown from stem cells. But all this is predicated on a simple yet challenging task: controlling cellular behavior in three dimensions.

23 Jun 2016

Novel combination therapy slows cancer growth in patients with advanced solid tumors

A phase 1 clinical trial testing a novel combination therapy developed by scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center slowed the growth of cancer in the majority of trial participants, which were patients with advanced solid tumors.

22 Jun 2016

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Up to 30 percent of people who receive organ transplants will develop diabetes, but researchers are unsure why. Although doctors typically blame immunosuppressive drugs that transplant recipients take to prevent organ rejection, it's unclear why some people develop the lifelong disorder, while others do not.

21 Jun 2016

Potential therapeutic approaches to combat chronic myeloid leukemia

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) develops through chromosomal alterations in blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and usually occurs in older persons. Around 20 percent of adults diagnosed with leukemia suffer from this type of blood cancer.

21 Jun 2016

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

Surgery to remove a cancerous kidney can often lengthen the lives of patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic kidney cancer, but only about three in ten such patients undergo the procedure, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

21 Jun 2016

Mice study highlights vital role of liver in balancing fats and sugars

Sugar in the form of blood glucose provides essential energy for cells. When its usual dietary source — carbohydrates — is scarce, the liver can produce it with the aid of fat.

17 Jun 2016

Surgical treatment more effective than medical therapy for treating severely obese adolescents

An analysis of the results of a study of bariatric surgery and a separate trial of medical therapy in treating type 2 diabetes in teenagers with severe obesity shows that after two years of treatment, body mass index (BMI) and HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar control, are both significantly better with surgery.

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

Kidney News and Research

New Bruker In-Vivo Xtreme II system accelerates preclinical infectious disease research at University of Lausanne

CD Laboratory at MedUni Vienna explores new therapeutic approaches to enhance peritoneal dialysis

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

Latest online version of German Diabetes Risk Score optimized for mobile devices

Novel method uses lasers to carve paths inside biocompatible gels

Novel combination therapy slows cancer growth in patients with advanced solid tumors

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Potential therapeutic approaches to combat chronic myeloid leukemia

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

Mice study highlights vital role of liver in balancing fats and sugars

Surgical treatment more effective than medical therapy for treating severely obese adolescents

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

Molecular imaging technique could help optimize radiotherapy dose to combat NETs

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

Study opens up new strategy to make immunotherapy more effective for different cancer types

'Hypertensive urgency' may cause unnecessary alarm

Low birth weight, stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health issues in women

Event guide: 8th CKD Summit 2026 eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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