Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury

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Researchers from Singapore have identified a potential dietary supplement that may improve recovery following acute kidney injury (AKI). The finding, published in the Journal of Lipid Research, comes from a

Predicting heart failure with longitudinal urine patterns and its changing

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They say that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; knowing which preventive treatment to administer to which patient could undoubtedly up that yield. Now, an international

Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease

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Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease. The research project has shown that

Study brings insight to kidney cancer with gene mutation

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A new study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M Department of Pathology and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology reveals findings from over

Pig kidney xenotransplantation performing optimally after 32 days in human body

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Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained

Simple blood test may predict future heart, kidney risk for people with Type 2 diabetes

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A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new research published today in

Metabolite in urine predicts diabetic kidney failure 5-10 years early; oral therapeutic drug shows promise in mice

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Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?

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Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs

Antibody shows promise for preventing organ rejection after transplantation

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A human-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report. The finding clears the way for the new monoclonal

AI helps ID cancer risk factors

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A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer. Deploying machine learning to examine data