4/17/2007 Twin Studies Reveal Genetic Components Leading To Cardiac and
Kidney Disease Studies may point to new drug targets for heritable conditions Daniel O'Connor, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has studied about 265 twin pairs over the past few year... More...
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The majority of these
studies have proven that in fact protein will not damage your
kidneys and the only time to restrict protein intake is when you suffer from
kidney disease.
Study Suggests a Little Wine May be Good for Your
Kidneys: Moderate wine consumption could help keep the kidneys healthy, and may protect the heart in patients who already have kidney disease, according to new find
Kidneys: Moderate wine consumption could help keep the
kidneys healthy, and may protect the heart in patients who already have kidney disease, according to new find
kidneys healthy, and may protect the heart in patients who already have
kidney disease, according to new findings...
An epidemiological
study of PFOA effects in West Virginia communties found a «probable link» between exposure to the chemical and the following illnesses: diagnosed high cholestorol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid
disease, testicular cancer,
kidney cancer, and pregnancy - induced hypertension.
Studying itching sensations is a relatively new field, but if we look at the number of
diseases where itch is a major symptom, it includes not only atopic dermatitis but also nervous system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, as well as infection and end stage
kidney disease.
People who received
kidneys from donors infected with hepatitis C did not become ill with the virus, thanks to treatment with newer drugs that can cure the
disease, a small
study reports.
Sleep apnea may accelerate
kidney function decline in diabetic patients with kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11 - 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia
kidney function decline in diabetic patients with
kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11 - 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia
kidney disease, according to a
study that will be presented at ASN
Kidney Week 2014 November 11 - 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia
Kidney Week 2014 November 11 - 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA..
Led by Stella K. Kang, a radiologist with the Department of Radiology at the New York School of Medicine, the
study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a treatment algorithm for small renal tumors incorporating the nephrometry score, a renal tumor anatomy scoring system developed by urologists, with the current standard of uniformly recommended partial nephrectomy in patients with mild - to - moderate chronic
kidney disease (CKD).
More than 90 per cent of educational materials written for
kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new study published in the June issue of the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Dis
kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new
study published in the June issue of the National
Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Dis
Kidney Foundation's American Journal of
Kidney Dis
Kidney Diseases.
Specifically, the
study authors were able re-create lupus
disease processes, including the formation of antibodies to DNA and
kidney inflammation, by engineering mice that lacked the gene for DNASE1L3.
A new
study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found depressed patients with chronic
kidney disease did not benefit from a common antidepressant.
In 2009, he participated in a summer research program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he
studied the genetics underlying autosomal dominant polycystic
kidney disease.
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
study has found that deficits in the sense of smell are important contributors to the frequently observed lack of appetite in patients with serious
kidney disease.
«The majority of patients with chronic
kidney disease, particularly those in the more advanced stages who require dialysis, exhibited some degree of loss of their sense of smell, which correlated with reduced nutritional status,» says Teodor Paunescu, PhD, of the MGH Division of Nephrology, corresponding author of the
study.
Caucasian and Hispanic children who undergo lung transplantation appear to be at greater risk for developing chronic
kidney disease, or CKD, according to a small retrospective
study conducted at Texas Children's Hospital.
The current
study enrolled 161 participants — 100 with end - stage
kidney disease, all of whom were dialysis dependent; 36 with chronic
disease not yet at the end stage, and 25 healthy controls.
«Investigators create complex
kidney structures from human stem cells derived from adults: New technique offers model for
studying disease, progress toward cell therapy.»
Finding funding for in - depth epidemiological
studies of
kidney cancer can be difficult, however, because the
disease is not as common as other cancers, and not as deadly as gliomas, or liver or pancreatic cancer.
A further
study on the benefits of canagliflozin related to
kidney disease will be published later this year.
And although a few
studies had shown a link between birthwort and either upper urinary tract cancer or
kidney disease, they had only traced the mechanism as far as mutations on one gene: P53, a gene commonly associated with cancer.
«This is the first
study to show the actual cell behaviors caused by mutations in genes causally linked to polycystic
kidney disease, an important new step in the path towards treatment,» said Dr. Robert L. Bacallao, associate professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
The preclinical
study looked at the effect of DHA on lupus lesions in the lungs and
kidneys of female mice that were already genetically predisposed to the
disease.
Although some research has suggested that the use of the anticoagulant warfarin for atrial fibrillation among patients with chronic
kidney disease would increase the risk of death or stroke, a
study that included more than 24,000 patients found a lower l - year risk of the combined outcomes of death, heart attack or stroke without a higher risk of bleeding, according to a
study in the March 5 issue of JAMA.
«The outcome has been amazing,» says Lindsay Porter, a 47 - year - old Chicago resident with polycystic
kidney disease who was one of the
study subjects.
The results of the
study, published in a research article in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead soon to new treatments for chronic
kidney disease that target these risk factors, according to Dr. Jochen Reiser, the senior author of the paper.
For this
study, the researchers used data from a population of patients with both diabetes and chronic
kidney disease (stage 3 and 4) enrolled in follow up
studies conducted by Dr. Krolewski and his team at the Joslin Diabetes Center and followed for four to 15 years.
But our
study shows that hydration, rest and shade are probably not enough to stop the global epidemic of
kidney disease,» explained Dr. Jaime Butler - Dawson, lead author of the
study and researcher at the Center for Health, Work & Environment.
The results of the new
study suggest that excess phosphate has a deleterious effect on indicators of
kidney function in cats, and could contribute to the high incidence of chronic
kidney diseases in elderly cats.
His current research portfolio focuses on the investigation of novel approaches for the regenerative medicine of the
kidney, including the
study and characterization of human nephrogenic progenitors and the investigation of approaches for the treatment of Alport syndrome and other chronic
kidney diseases.
Previous
studies have identified an illness called «Mesoamerican Nephropathy,» also referred to as Chronic
Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin (CKDu).
This enabled the researchers to
study the activities of more than 3,600 adults representing the general U.S. population, including 383 adults with chronic
kidney disease.
In past
studies, he discovered that suPAR not only is a marker for
kidney disease, but also a likely cause.
«We still need more
studies to determine if there are other treatments that can be used to slow the progression of
kidney disease specifically in individuals with sickle cell trait.»
Similarly, carriers in the Jackson
study of one copy of the genes that cause sickle - cell
disease — a useful trait against malaria in Africa — appear to be more at risk for
kidney disease.
Blood vessel calcification may put people who develop recurrent
kidney stones at increased risk of heart
disease, according to a
study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Hypertension is the most important treatable risk factor for cardiovascular
disease, and while it is especially common in the elderly and in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD), these are the least
studied groups in randomized controlled trials examining the health effects of lowering blood pressure.
Though previous
studies have identified a long - term risk of chronic
kidney disease in
kidney stone formers, prior research has not assessed
kidney function immediately after their first stone event.
Over the last decade, large epidemiological
studies have shown that
kidney stone formers have an increased likelihood of developing other conditions such as hypertension, chronic
kidney disease and heart
disease; however, the mechanisms involved are unknown.
Based on this review, they suggest a «probable» association between vitamin D levels and birth weight, dental caries in children, maternal vitamin D levels at term and parathyroid hormone levels in chronic
kidney disease patients requiring dialysis, but «further
studies and better designed trials are needed to draw further conclusions.»
«In both
studies, people who used a different class of medications to suppress stomach acid, known as H2 - blockers, did not have a higher risk of developing
kidney disease,» said Dr. Lazarus.
«The HALT - PKD findings show that people with polycystic
kidney disease do not need to take both of the drugs
studied to slow their rate of
kidney cyst growth and decline in
kidney function.»
Glomerular
disease was defined for this
study as glomerulonephritis or nephrotic syndrome (both are
kidney disorders).
Hoping to prevent this deep - fried bombshell from going straight to the love handles of public opinion, physicians told Reuters that extra pounds can lead to obesity, which the
study linked to increased death from diabetes,
kidney or heart
disease as well as some cancers.
Karl Skorecki, a physician who
studies the genetics of
kidney disease at the Technion in Haifa, Israel, and colleagues in London and the United States realized that they could
study the lineage of priests by looking at the Y chromosome, which only men carry.
Men who as children had glomerular
disease, a disorder of the portion of the
kidney that filters blood and one that usually resolves with time, were more likely than men without childhood glomerular
disease to have high blood pressure as an adult, according to a
study in the March 19 issue of JAMA.
«It's well established that psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for other comorbidities like chronic
kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular
disease, but we don't yet understand how the severity of psoriasis impacts future risk of major health problems,» said the
study's senior author Joel M. Gelfand, MD MSCE, a professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology at Penn..
In their current
study, Croft and his team, in collaboration with researchers at the biotechnology company Biogen, focused on TWEAK and its receptor, Fn14, which had previously been shown to participate in several inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel
disease, arthritis and lupus - like
kidney disease.
The
study, from researchers involved with the nationwide SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, looked at five health complications and co-morbidities of diabetes, including: retinopathy (eye disease), diabetic kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (altered sensation in the feet), arterial stiffness and high blood pres
study, from researchers involved with the nationwide SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth
Study, looked at five health complications and co-morbidities of diabetes, including: retinopathy (eye disease), diabetic kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (altered sensation in the feet), arterial stiffness and high blood pres
Study, looked at five health complications and co-morbidities of diabetes, including: retinopathy (eye
disease), diabetic
kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (altered sensation in the feet), arterial stiffness and high blood pressure.
Through
studies conducted in mice, Oliver M. Steinmetz, MD (University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, in Germany) and his colleagues have shown that the messenger protein IL - 6, which is rapidly produced at high levels during an acute inflammatory form of
kidney disease, potently dampens activation of tissue - destructive immune cells called macrophages.
Generating NPCs in the lab, scientists believe, will offer a new way to
study kidney development and eventually treat
kidney diseases.