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What’s Your Lifetime Risk of Developing Kidney Failure?
August 16, 2012 — Kidney failure is on the rise and currently afflicts 2 million people ... > full story -
Blood Test Could Guide Treatment for Kidney Cancer
August 13, 2012 — A common enzyme that is easily detected in blood may predict how well patients with advanced kidney cancer will respond to a specific treatment, according to ... > full story -
New Drug Shows Promise for Kidney Disease
August 3, 2012 — Scientists have demonstrated in the laboratory that a new drug is effective in treating a very common kidney disease -- although it will be a few years before it becomes available for clinical ... > full story -
Iced Tea Can Contribute to Painful Kidney Stones
August 2, 2012 — Summer is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but the popular drink can contribute to painful kidney stones. Iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to ... > full story -
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New Genetic Target Found for Diuretic Therapy
July 30, 2012 — Researchers have identified a new genetic target for diuretic therapy in patients with fluid overload -- like those with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis or kidney ... > full story -
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Successful in Clinical Trials
July 29, 2012 — Researchers have completed two successful clinical studies using the kidney-cancer vaccine ... > full story -
Deadly E. Coli Strain Decoded
July 26, 2012 — The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has now been decoded. The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever was traced to a particularly virulent strain that researchers had never seen in an ... > full story -
Diets High in Salt Could Deplete Calcium in the Body
July 24, 2012 — The scientific community has always wanted to know why people who eat high-salt diets are prone to developing medical problems such as kidney stones and osteoporosis. Medical researchers may have ... > full story -
New Understanding of Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Findings May Lead to Effective New Treatments
July 23, 2012 — Scientists have identified biological mechanisms by which glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a gut hormone, protects against kidney disease, and also mechanisms that inhibit its actions in ... > full story -
Blood Condition Is Highly Predictive of Graft Failure in Pediatric Kidney Transplant
July 19, 2012 — For children receiving kidney transplants, a potentially correctable blood condition present in about one in four recipients is associated with a moderately increased risk of the graft's later ... > full story
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