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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 -
Long-Term Calcium and Vitamin D Supplement Use May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Kidney Stones
June 26, 2012 — Calcium and vitamin D supplements are associated with high calcium levels in the blood and urine, which could increase the risk of kidney stones, a new study ... > full story -
Lab-Engineered Kidney Project Reaches Early Milestone
June 21, 2012 — Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have reached an early milestone in a long-term project that aims to build replacement kidneys in the lab to help solve the ... > full story -
Clues Found to Way Embryonic Kidney Maintains Its Fleeting Stem Cells
June 11, 2012 — Studying mice and humans, researchers have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidney. The work is a small step toward the future goal of ... > full story -
New Firefly Technology Lights Up More Precise Kidney Sparing Surgery
June 5, 2012 — During kidney surgery, Firefly fluorescence used with the da Vinci robot lights up in "firefly green" the blood supply to the kidney and helps differentiate cancerous from healthy tissue. More ... > full story -
Intravenous Kidney Cell Transplant Experiments Raise Hope for Future Human Kidney Failure Treatments
May 31, 2012 — Scientists have successfully transplanted primary kidney cells intravenously to treat renal failure in rats, pointing the way to a possible future alternative to kidney transplants and expensive ... > full story -
Protective Molecule, ACE2, Also Proving Its Worth in Diabetic Patients
May 16, 2012 — ACE2, a molecule that has been shown to prevent damage in the heart, is now proving to be protective of the major organs that are often damaged in diabetic ... > full story
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