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Pet Kidney Injuries Are Similar to Human Kidney Injuries
December 19, 2011 — For pets suffering critical illness or injury, researchers have found that even tiny increases of creatinine in blood also could indicate acute kidney damage. Using human blood measurement guidelines ... > full story -
Plasma Treatment Zaps Viruses Before They Can Attack Cells
December 16, 2011 — Researchers have tested a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Makes Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Available to HIV-Infected Patients
December 6, 2011 — Mayo Clinic in Florida is now offering kidney and pancreas transplants to HIV positive patients with advanced kidney disease and diabetes. Evidence is now solid that HIV-positive patients have the ... > full story -
Vasodilator Hormone Improved Kidney Function and Blood Flow in PKD Model
December 6, 2011 — After a four-week course of the vasodilator hormone relaxin, kidney function and blood flow immediately improved in lab rats genetically altered to model polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Blood Test to Detect Membranous Nephropathy
November 30, 2011 — Research conducted by a pair of physicians has led to the development of a test that can help diagnose membranous nephropathy in its early stages. The test, which is currently only offered in the ... > full story -
Mycophenolate Is Superior to Azathioprine as Treatment for Lupus Nephritis, Study Finds
November 16, 2011 — A new large, international study finds that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil is superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus ... > full story -
Drug Clears Chronic Urinary Infections in Mice
November 16, 2011 — An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six ... > full story -
Should Doctors Encourage People to Donate a Kidney to a Stranger?
November 15, 2011 — With three people on the transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others? Two experts debate the ... > full story -
Intensive Diabetes Therapy Protects Type 1 Diabetics' Kidneys, Study Shows
November 12, 2011 — Scientists looked to see if intensive diabetes therapy aimed at reducing blood sugar as close to the normal range as possible might protect Type 1 diabetics' kidney ... > full story -
Most Lupus Nephritis Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Opt for Hemodialysis Therapy
November 7, 2011 — Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and ... > full story
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