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Toward An 'Electronic Nose' To Sniff Out Kidney Disease In Exhaled Breath
Scientists have identified
the key substances in
exhaled breath associated
with healthy and diseased
kidneys — raising
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Kidney Stones In Children On The Rise, Expert Says
When Lisa Garnes received a
call from her daughter's
daycare saying that
3-year-old Emma was
complaining of back pain,
she never dreamt the cause
... > full story
Drinking Diet Soda May Reduce Risk Of Forming Kidney Stones
Patients with stone disease
could benefit from drinking
diet soda. New research
suggests that the citrate
and malate content in
commonly consumed sodas may
... > full story
Viruses Can Turn Harmless E. Coli Dangerous
Researchers have studied how
viral DNA can be transmitted
from pathogenic to
non-pathogenic E. coli.
Viruses that infect bacteria
in this way are called
... > full story
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New Discovery To Aid In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Kidney Disease
July 10, 2009 — Researchers have identified the target antigen PLA2R in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (kidney disease), which has implications for the diagnosis and treatment of this ... > full story -
Dialysis Safe For Kidney Patients' Heart Health, Study Suggests
July 9, 2009 — Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a new study. Since cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in ... > full story -
Post-transplant Combo Can Replace Toxic Immune-suppressing Drugs In Monkeys
July 8, 2009 — A combination of costimulation blockers and alefacept can replace calcineurin inhibitors, the mainstay drugs given to transplant patients, in preventing graft rejection after kidney transplants in ... > full story -
First 16-patient, Multicenter 'Domino Donor' Kidney Transplant
July 7, 2009 — Surgical teams at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit successfully completed the first ... > full story -
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New Approach To Screening For Serious Kidney Disease
July 7, 2009 — The combination of two common medical tests can improve a doctor’s ability to predict which patients will develop serious kidney ... > full story -
Receptor Also Active Inside The Cell
July 7, 2009 — Researchers have demonstrated that hormones can also activate their receptors inside the cell. Until now, cell surface expression of hormone receptors was considered a necessity for their ability to ... > full story -
Clocking Salt Levels In The Blood: Link Between The Circadian Rhythm And Salt Balance
July 5, 2009 — New research suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in the blood of mice. Specifically, the circadian clock protein Period 1 was found to function downstream ... > full story -
Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed
July 3, 2009 — Researchers have found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an ... > full story -
Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Raises Kidney Stone Risk, Study Suggests
July 1, 2009 — The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not. The overall risk, ... > full story -
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Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents Alone Don't Cause Patients To Develop Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
June 30, 2009 — Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with kidney problems, according to a new study. NSF is a rare and ... > full story
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