Older kidney transplant recipients more at risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTRisks of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are higher in older kidney transplant recipients than in older adults in the general population. Among...
Living kidney donors often pay their own expenses supriya kashyap kashyap23 Dec 2016 9:30 AM ISTMost living kidney donors pay at least some of the expenses related to donation themselves, which may limit how many people can afford to provide...
Artificial beta cells engineered from human kidney cells may prove to be better diabetes treatment supriya kashyap kashyap16 Dec 2016 9:33 AM ISTResearchers have used the simplest approach yet to produce artificial beta cells from human kidney cells. Like their natural model, the artificial...
American Society of Nephrology recommends organ donation by older deceased patients supriya kashyap kashyap16 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTKidneys from elderly deceased individuals can function for years after transplantation
World first MRI study sheds light on heart damage during kidney dialysis supriya kashyap kashyap3 Dec 2016 12:27 PM ISTExperts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and kidney disease have carried out the first ever scans to study the heart function of kidney patients...
AIIMS study: Green tea can reduce kidney damage caused by anti cancer drug supriya kashyap kashyap30 Nov 2016 1:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : Researchers at AIIMS have found that a compound present in green tea is effective in reducing kidney toxicity and damage induced by...
New target receptor discovered in the fight against obesity supriya kashyap kashyap28 Nov 2016 12:47 PM ISTThe team of scientists from King's College London and Imperial College London tested a high-fat diet, containing a ferment able carbohydrate, and a...
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 2:00 AM ISTHighlights Two-thirds of the children with kidney disease were classified as vitamin D deficient. Children with kidney disease who took vitamin D...
Poor sleep may adversely affect kidney function savita thakur thakur22 Nov 2016 11:40 AM ISTShort and poor quality of sleep may worsen kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a study."Short sleep and fragmented...
Coming Soon: Bioartificial kidney to replace dialysis and transplantation savita thakur thakur21 Nov 2016 11:59 AM ISTScientists inch closer to development of bioartificial kidney which could replace the need for dialysis or transplantation in the millions of patients...
Research highlights link between kidney damage and cognitive impairment supriya kashyap kashyap20 Nov 2016 10:07 AM ISTHighlights• Kidney damage was linked with worse performance on tests of global cognitive function, executive function, memory, and attention.• Kidney...
Smoking May Block of The Benefits of Kidney Disease Medications supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 1:39 PM ISTHighlights In a study of patients with chronic kidney disease, nonsmokers and smokers who successfully quit had slower worsening of their kidney...
