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New analysis shows one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes

New analysis by Diabetes UK has shown that one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes in England and Wales.

2 Apr 2019

Lab-grown blood vessels provide hope for dialysis patients

Research published this week describes how lab-grown blood vessels were transformed into living tissue when grafted into dialysis patients needing replacement blood vessels.

28 Mar 2019

Synthetic peptide appears to disrupt inflammation and protect kidneys from nephritis

A synthetic peptide appears to directly disrupt the destructive inflammation that occurs in nephritis, enabling the kidneys to better recover and maintain their important functions, investigators report.

25 Mar 2019

Hemoglobin A1c blood test does not detect diabetes in most patients, shows study

The hemoglobin A1c blood test is widely used to diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but it is actually unable to detect the disease in most patients, according to a new study presented Saturday, March 23, at a news conference at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Common medications to treat heartburn linked to increased risks for kidney failure

Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study.

19 Mar 2019

Sweat shows promise for noninvasive health monitoring

Making a revolutionary biosensor takes blood, sweat and tears. And saliva, naturally.

15 Mar 2019

Computational model of the human kidney could provide safer tests for new drugs

A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of the first computational model of the human kidney.

12 Mar 2019

$2.7 million grant supports UIC researchers to study role of arsenic in development of diabetes

A five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will help researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago answer basic questions about the role of arsenic in the development of diabetes and examine the mechanisms by which selenoproteins – found in the human body in 25 different forms – counter the effects of arsenic.

11 Mar 2019

Tiny implantable 'tea bag' senses glucose levels and automatically releases insulin

Children with Type 1 diabetes have only one option to control their blood sugar: insulin treatment. Ravaged by an autoimmune disease that attacks their own pancreas and islets -- microscopic clusters of cells that sense blood sugar and produce insulin -- patients are forced to rely on insulin from an external source.

11 Mar 2019

CAR-T cell therapy could be on the horizon for patients with lupus

Researchers have developed a novel CAR-T cell therapy that can reduce B cell numbers known to cause the inflammatory responses in lupus.

7 Mar 2019

Loss of Medicare coverage associated with kidney transplant outcomes

Kidney transplant recipients under 65 years of age qualify for Medicare coverage following transplantation, but coverage ends after three years. A new American Journal of Transplantation study found that failure of the transplanted kidney was 990 percent to 1630 percent higher for recipients who lost Medicare coverage before this three-year time point compared with recipients who lost Medicare on time.

7 Mar 2019

Nano therapy reverses deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease in animal model

By loading a chelation drug into a nano-sized homing device, researchers at Clemson University have reversed in an animal model the deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease, which kills more people in the United States each year than breast or prostate cancer.

5 Mar 2019

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

Dr. Susan Wong sat down with an 84-year-old patient in the hospital, where he'd been admitted with a flare-up of a serious autoimmune condition and deteriorating kidney function.

28 Feb 2019

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well as the balance of electrolytes and acid/base amongst others. Kidneys are important organs whose functions most of us take for granted, but when kidneys silently stop working this can create a life threatening situation.

27 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

Study: Number of calls to U.S. Poison Control regarding kratom exposure increased

In recent years, kratom has become popular as a treatment for chronic or acute pain as well as mood conditions such as depression and anxiety.

21 Feb 2019

New research sheds light on how kidney obstruction causes damage and repairs

Scientists seeking to regrow damaged kidneys have discovered that blocked kidneys in newborns have a remarkable ability to repair themselves after the obstruction is removed.

7 Feb 2019

NSAID pretreatment promotes cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are widely known as pain-killers and can relieve pain and inflammation. However, prolonged use raises the risk of heart and kidney failure events. A heart attack causes death of heart muscle cells by lack of oxygen, and it also significantly injures the kidneys.

7 Feb 2019

Growing concern about incidence of chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is defined as an abnormality of kidney structure or function that persists for more than three months. It is prevalent, affecting 10.4% of men and 11.8% of women, worldwide. Chronic kidney disease can progress such that between 5.3 and 10.5 million people need kidney replacement therapy in the form of dialysis or transplantation.

31 Jan 2019

African-Americans have very high blood pressure 5 times higher than national average

Extremely high blood pressure that leads to strokes, heart attacks and acute kidney damage, classified as hypertensive emergency, is five times higher in inner-city African-American patients than the national average, according to a recent study co-lead by a Rutgers researcher.

31 Jan 2019

Kidney Failure News and Research

New analysis shows one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes

Lab-grown blood vessels provide hope for dialysis patients

Synthetic peptide appears to disrupt inflammation and protect kidneys from nephritis

Hemoglobin A1c blood test does not detect diabetes in most patients, shows study

Common medications to treat heartburn linked to increased risks for kidney failure

Sweat shows promise for noninvasive health monitoring

Computational model of the human kidney could provide safer tests for new drugs

$2.7 million grant supports UIC researchers to study role of arsenic in development of diabetes

Tiny implantable 'tea bag' senses glucose levels and automatically releases insulin

CAR-T cell therapy could be on the horizon for patients with lupus

Loss of Medicare coverage associated with kidney transplant outcomes

Nano therapy reverses deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease in animal model

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

Study: Number of calls to U.S. Poison Control regarding kratom exposure increased

New research sheds light on how kidney obstruction causes damage and repairs

NSAID pretreatment promotes cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure

Growing concern about incidence of chronic kidney disease

African-Americans have very high blood pressure 5 times higher than national average

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