Chronic kidney disease rates increasing in older Americans
Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common in Americans aged 80 and older, according to a research letter published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
CDC provides new infection prevention resources for dialysis providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing three new resources for preventing infections in dialysis patients: a dialysis provider training video and accompanying poster and dialysis patient pocket guide. Infections are a leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients.
Childhood cancer survivors at higher risk of renal failure
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 20 million people in the US aged 20 years or older suffer from chronic renal failure.
Maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in the kidney
Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) develops in response to the loss of acid secretion by α-intercalated cells in the kidney. The inability to remove acid from the body results in low blood potassium levels (hypokalemia), dehydration, and excess calcium in the urine (hypercalcemia), which leads to urinary stone formation.
New treatments aim to combat renal cell cancer and melanoma
Immatics Biotechnologies’ cancer vaccine IMA901 is currently in phase III trials for the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer. The drug, which was shown to have a positive safety profile in its single-arm Phase II trial, is expected to gain approval in the US and five major EU markets* by 2015.
Artificial kidney could help those with renal failure
It may not look like one, but the Implantable Artificial Kidney device has been designed to function in the same way as a human kidney. By extracting waste and keeping nutrients needed by the body, it could one day help those with chronic renal failure.
Artificial kidney could help those with renal failure
It may not look like one, but the Implantable Artificial Kidney device has been designed to function in the same way as a human kidney. By extracting waste and keeping nutrients needed by the body, it could one day help those with chronic renal failure.
Long-Term Testosterone Benefits Obese Hypogonadal Men
Obese hypogonadal men who received long-term testosterone injections experience a gradual decline in weight and waist circumference, according to study findings presented at the 33rd Congress of the Societé Internationale d’Urologie.
Type 1 Diabetics Benefit From Having Children
Having children appears to benefit mortality rates in people with type 1 diabetes, but has a greater beneficial effect for women, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held from Sept. 23 to 27 in Barcelona, Spain.
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