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'Smart Stethoscope' Advance in Monitoring Treatment of Kidney Stones
December 12, 2012 — A new listening device is being used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment of kidney stones -- saving patients unnecessary repeat therapy and x-ray monitoring. The new 'Smart stethoscope' is ... > full story -
Most Popular Weight-Loss Drug Strongly Alters Other Drug Therapies, Study Suggests
December 10, 2012 — A researcher has discovered that the weight-loss drug orlistat, known by the brand names Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to "severe toxicity of internal organs such as the liver ... > full story -
Severe Acute Kidney Injuries Rise Rapidly in U.S.
December 6, 2012 — Severe acute kidney injuries are becoming more common in the United States, rising 10 percent per year and doubling over the last decade, according to a retrospective ... > full story -
Proteins That Indicate Which Kidney Tumors Are Most Likely to Spread Identified
December 5, 2012 — Researchers have identified 29 proteins that are likely to be involved in the spread of kidney cancer. The discovery will help physicians recognize which tumors are going to behave more aggressively ... > full story -
Kidney Tumors Have a Mind of Their Own
November 21, 2012 — New research has found there are several different ways that kidney tumors can achieve the same result -- namely, ... > full story -
More Work Needed on Models to Predict Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
November 20, 2012 — Models used for predicting the likelihood of individuals developing chronic kidney disease and for predicting disease progression in people who already have the condition are useful tools but not yet ... > full story -
Decreased Kidney Function Leads to Decreased Cognitive Functioning, Study Finds
November 19, 2012 — Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to new research. This is the ... > full story -
Low Levels of Donor-Specific Antibodies Increase Risks for Transplant Recipients
November 15, 2012 — Kidney transplant recipients who have even very low levels of preformed antibodies directed against a donated kidney have a significantly increased risk of organ rejection and kidney failure, ... > full story -
Genetic Defense Mechanism May Offer Biological Clue to Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease
November 12, 2012 — Genetic changes that protected their ancestors against fly-borne parasites may partly explain why African-Americans with lupus are up to five times more likely to develop end-stage kidney disease ... > full story -
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Have Poorer Survival Than Whites, Study Finds
November 12, 2012 — Among patients with the most common form of kidney cancer, whites consistently have a survival advantage over blacks, regardless of patient and tumor characteristics or surgical treatment. That is ... > full story
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