…UCLA’s Institute of Urologic Oncology and department of urology have classified kidney cancer into several unique subtypes, a breakthrough that will help physicians tailor treatment to individual kidney cancer patients,…
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…feminizes kidneys, improving resilience to disease. These findings may help address sex-related kidney health disparities. Kidneys in females have been observed to be more resistant to disease and damage. However,…
Singaporean researchers have identified a dietary supplement, LPC-DHA, that could aid recovery from acute kidney injury. Preliminary findings show it improves kidney function and reduces damage, with potential for future…
A new study suggests that kidney stone formation may involve more than chemistry alone. This discovery may open the door to new therapeutic strategies for preventing and treating kidney stones,…
…alternative: a monthly infusion designed to target the immune response more precisely. Credit: Shutterstock A monthly infusion may one day replace daily immunosuppressant pills for kidney transplant patients. A kidney…
…developed a new 3D-imaging technique to better understand and to help treat kidney disease. One in four patients treated with the widely used anti-cancer drug cisplatin develop chronic kidney disease….
…kidney disease, which affects adults and approximately half of their children, typically leads to kidney failure by the sixth decade of life. It is caused by mutations in the genes…
Researchers have found a potential link between glyphosate, the active compound in the herbicide Roundup, and a mysterious kidney disease called CKDu in Sri Lanka. The study revealed that glyphosate…
…Affects Kidney Health Using the weight fluctuation data, researchers examined six criteria for kidney function decline and progression towards chronic kidney disease. Their primary criteria was the “estimated glomerular filtration…
…biology that could help explain their high risk of chronic kidney disease. Compared with dogs and most other mammals, domestic cats seem to build up unusual fats within kidney cells,…
…symptoms from mild to life-threatening and often include seizures and kidney problems. Treatment options are limited and there is no cure. Kidney Disease in TSC Patients “Kidney disease is the…
…practice. The results were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kidney transplants offer a survival benefit to people with HIV and end-stage kidney disease, but an organ…
…to stop kidney stones from coming back. Kidney stones are small, hard mineral deposits, but the pain they cause can be overwhelming. They often strike suddenly, interrupt daily life, and…
The best hope for people with an inherited form of kidney disease that causes kidney failure is dialysis or a kidney transplant. But a study led by Yale researchers reveals…
Individuals with kidney failure on dialysis show high COVID-19 death rates, emphasizing the need for effective vaccination strategies. Important predictors of better immune responses included no prior COVID-19 infection and…
…with chronic kidney disease in Sweden alongside around 100 matched population controls, to better understand the impact on aging of the disease, including during dialysis treatment and after kidney transplant….
…across many diseases. If we can target necrosis, we could unlock entirely new ways to treat conditions ranging from kidney failure to cardiac disease, neurodegeneration, and even aging itself.” Kidney…
A newly engineered antibody can penetrate kidney cysts and interrupt the growth signals that drive polycystic kidney disease. Early tests show it selectively kills cyst cells while leaving healthy tissue…