Low dose Apisaban helpful in dialysis patients: American Society of Nephrology supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew research suggests that an alternative to warfarin, when given at a low dose to dialysis patients, can be maintained in the blood at safe levels...
New test identifies patients with diabetes who are at high risk of kidney failure supriya kashyap kashyap20 April 2017 9:11 AM ISTResearchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have developed a prognostic tool that accurately predicts the risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in...
Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap25 April 2017 9:33 AM ISTSurvey results representing 125 countries indicate there is significant variability in the current capacity for kidney care across the world,...
Study quantifies kidney failure risk in living kidney donors supriya kashyap kashyap28 April 2017 1:55 PM ISTResearchers have developed a risk calculator to provide personalized risk estimates of developing kidney failure after donation. The findings, which...
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 10:25 AM ISTKidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to poor survival. Despite...
Time to dial back on diabetes treatment in older patients? Study finds 11 percent are overtreated supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTAnyone with diabetes who takes blood sugar medication knows their doctor prescribed it to help them. After all, the long-term effects of elevated...
New Disease that causes kidney failure discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTA team of researchers has discovered an insidious new autoimmune disease that causes kidney failure.The discovery of anti-brush border antibody (ABBA)...
Insomnia linked to kidney dysfunction and early death : Americam Society of Nephrology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTInsomnia may have detrimental effects on individuals' kidney health and their overall survival, according to a study that will be presented at ASN...
Novel treatment benefits patients with metabolic acidosis and kidney disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often develop a condition called metabolic acidosis, which is characterized by an imbalance in acid...
New autoimmune disease that leads to kidney failure identified Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Louisville were part of a group that discovered an insidious new autoimmune disease that causes kidney failure.The...
Many donor kidneys that are discarded may be suitable for transplantation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTWhen researchers examined information on pairs of kidneys from the same donor in which 1 kidney was used but the other was discarded, the kidneys that...
CAR T, immunotherapy bring new hope for multiple myeloma patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTTwo investigational immunotherapy approaches, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, have shown encouraging results in the...
