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Could Mutant Gene in Chickens Lead to Hypertension Cure?
August 24, 2011 — Scientists have discovered that a gene which, when severely mutated, causes blindness and kidney abnormalities in chickens, is the same as one that predisposes humans to ... > full story -
Metabolic Syndrome May Cause Kidney Disease
August 19, 2011 — Metabolic syndrome comprises a group of medical disorders that increase people's risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature death when they occur together. Now a new study says that ... > full story -
Kidney Drugs Hampered by High Blood Phosphate; Lowering Phosphate Levels Could Help Prevent Kidney Failure, Study Suggests
August 18, 2011 — High blood phosphate levels can set chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on a rapid path to kidney failure, according to a new study. To make matters worse, phosphate appears to interfere with the ... > full story -
Blocking Cancer Cell’s Energy ‘generator’ Could Lead to New Targeted Treatments
August 17, 2011 — Scientists in the UK have found that blocking the pathway used by some kidney cancer cells to generate energy can kill the cancer cells, sparing the healthy ... > full story -
Poor Growth, Delayed Puberty and Heart Problems Plague Kids With Mild Kidney Disease
August 12, 2011 — Heart disease causes 35 percent of deaths in young adults with chronic kidney disease. Children with only mildly impaired kidney function experience poor growth, delayed puberty, metabolic problems, ... > full story -
Warning Signs Predict Kidney Injury After Surgery
August 12, 2011 — Kidney injury is a frequent and serious complication of heart surgery. Three proteins predict which patients will likely develop kidney injury after surgery in adults and children. High risk patients ... > full story -
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Young Black Patients on Kidney Dialysis Do Much Worse -- Not Better -- Than White Counterparts, Study Finds
August 9, 2011 — For years, medical studies have reached the same conclusion: African-American patients do better on kidney dialysis than their white counterparts. But new research shows that younger blacks -- those ... > full story -
Advance in Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Following Kidney Transplantation
August 8, 2011 — Up to 30 percent of all patients develop diabetes mellitus within the first year after a kidney transplantation. This high rate could soon fall rapidly. An Austrian research team has discovered in ... > full story -
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Success in Treatment for Kidney Transplant Patients
August 2, 2011 — There is now a new alternative to immunosuppressive treatment after kidney transplants which comes without the usual severe side ... > full story -
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National Policy Change Reduces Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplants
August 2, 2011 — A national transplant policy change designed to give African-American patients greater access to donor kidneys has sliced in half the racial disparities that have long characterized the allocation of ... > full story
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