Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a health condition that involves reduced function of the kidneys. There are various causes of reduced kidney function and the severity of the condition can vary greatly.

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Renalytix AI and University of Utah announce partnership to improve kidney health

Renalytix AI plc, an artificial intelligence-enabled in vitro diagnostics company, and the University of Utah, one of the top research institutions in the United States, today announced a partnership to improve kidney health and reduce the risk of kidney failure for large scale populations in the earliest stages of kidney disease.

25 Feb 2021

New guidelines aim to help reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patients

A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

23 Feb 2021

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher rates of significant problems like preeclampsia and low birthweight babies, problems which indicate their kidneys have not actually fully recovered.

22 Feb 2021

Researchers identify key genetic changes in interstitial kidney tissue of people with diabetes

Researchers from Indiana University have identified key genetic changes in the interstitial kidney tissue of people with diabetes, a discovery that signifies the potential for a revolutionary new genetic approach to the treatment of kidney disease.

16 Feb 2021

Researchers find higher odds of hospital readmission after endovascular aneurysm repair

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in U.S. men over the age of 65.

10 Feb 2021

Greater muscle strength associated with lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

A new preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv* server discusses the results of a study exploring the relationship between increased muscle strength and hospitalization for severe COVID-19.

4 Feb 2021

Prevalence of underlying medical conditions related to severe COVID-19 is higher among cancer survivors

New study finds more than half (56.4%) of cancer survivors in the United States reported having additional underlying medical conditions associated with severe COVID-19 illness.

3 Feb 2021

Urinary shedding of spike protein in COVID-19 patients

A team of scientists from the United States has recently revealed that about 25% of people with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection develop renal complications and that the viral spike protein can be detected in the urine samples of these patients. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

1 Feb 2021

Study shows promising outcomes of new mitral valve replacement procedure in high-risk patients

An innovative mitral valve replacement procedure shows promise for high-risk patients in a new University of Miami Miller School of Medicine study led by Joseph Lamelas, M.D., chief and program director of cardiothoracic surgery.

29 Jan 2021

New York Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve the understanding of atherosclerosis

A New York Institute of Technology research team led by Olga V. Savinova, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, has secured a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

27 Jan 2021

Physical exercise helps improve mobility, increase quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease

An improved physical condition with these exercises helps improve mobility in certain daily activities, increasing the quality of life of people with chronic kidney disease.

22 Jan 2021

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

Researchers have developed some prognostic factors to predict the severity of COVID-19 among hypertensive patients.

22 Jan 2021

COVID-19, influenza and suicide are responsible for deaths of ICE detainees

Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 and 2020, a new USC study shows.

21 Jan 2021

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Renalytix AI and University of Utah announce partnership to improve kidney health

New guidelines aim to help reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patients

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Researchers identify key genetic changes in interstitial kidney tissue of people with diabetes

Researchers find higher odds of hospital readmission after endovascular aneurysm repair

Greater muscle strength associated with lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

Prevalence of underlying medical conditions related to severe COVID-19 is higher among cancer survivors

Urinary shedding of spike protein in COVID-19 patients

Study shows promising outcomes of new mitral valve replacement procedure in high-risk patients

New York Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve the understanding of atherosclerosis

Physical exercise helps improve mobility, increase quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

COVID-19, influenza and suicide are responsible for deaths of ICE detainees

Metformin drug decreases mortality rate in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Biological imbalance found to be the link between gum and kidney disease

Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study

Stopping RAS inhibitors linked to risk of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

Phase 3 trial of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins enrolling volunteers

What makes viruses infectious?

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

Climate change may have contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic

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