Tags: Kidney disease

Ozempic's Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Kidney Disease Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.25.2024 00:17 AM

Discover how Ozempic's semaglutide shows promise in reducing kidney disease risk for Type 2 diabetes patients. Learn more about this groundbreaking development. Read now!

Pig-to-Human Transplants Spark Controversy, Condemnation Following the Death of World's First Living Recipient of Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney

05.15.2024 22:10 PM

Animal rights advocates have been condemning the pig-to-human transplant procedure after the death of the first living recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney. Read to learn more.

Game-Changing DNA Repair-Kit Can Rewrite Genetic Code, Gives New Hope for Hereditary Disease Therapy

08.01.2022 09:20 AM

Hereditary kidney disease is caused by a genetic flaw that does not allow proteins to mature fully. Read on to find out how a novel DNA repair kit fixes patient-derived kidney cells.

Obesity, Kidney Disease More Likely to Occur in People with Type 1 Diabetes

01.27.2022 04:13 AM

Almost 50 percent of the adults in the United States are found to be suffering from obesity, a chronic progressive condition characterized by a person having excessive body fat.

First Prototype Bioartificial Kidney Successful: Man-Made Organ May Solve Medical Problems, Giving Hope to Dialysis Patients

09.29.2021 01:23 AM

The Kidney Project's first bioartifical kidney protoype reccently received the Artifical Kidney Award from HHS and the American Society of Nephrology's KidneyX.

Study Reveals One Factor That Can Predict Stroke, Heart Attack

02.05.2021 23:34 PM

A new study recently revealed one factor that may predict a heart attack or stroke in the future, years before symptoms even appear.

Researchers Link Severe Kidney Disease to a Common Plant in the Balkan Peninsula

08.03.2020 09:00 AM

A toxin from the birthwort plant may be the reason behind millions of kidney diseases with an unknown causes. Scientists have discovered the plant's toxin to be a global problem despite its use as traditional medicine for centuries.

Things That We Do That Can Damage Our Kidneys

01.09.2020 09:04 AM

There are things that we do in our everyday life that can damage our kidneys without us knowing It is not too late to unlearn all of the behaviors that can damage your kidneys.

Increasing Death Rates For Older Adults Starting Dialysis

04.22.2019 16:54 PM

New evidence will help patients and families cope with what lies ahead Harvard Medical School researchers have found out in a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that, older adults with end-stage kidney disease who start dialysis, a treatment that keeps their blood free of toxin, seem to die at higher rates than previously thought.

Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Promises Effective Treatment For Kidney Cancer Patients Compared To Drug Counterpart

05.08.2017 02:59 AM

The stereotactic radiation therapy is gaining credibility as a non-invasive treatment for patients that suffer from kidney or renal cancer.

Potassium Effective In Fighting Hypertension, Reducing Kidney Stones

04.12.2017 06:01 AM

Too much sodium intake can lead to hypertension but potassium can help lower blood pressure. Potassium intake is seen as an important factor in the diet of a person suffering from hypertension.

Mediterranean Diet Can Slow Aging, But What Else Can It Do?

12.03.2014 17:08 PM

A study published earlier yesterday, Dec. 2, in the British Medical Journal reveals that nutritional data indicates the health benefits of a so-called Mediterranean Diet high in healthy fats, boosting anti-aging in women and adding a few more years to their lifespan. But it’s not just age that the diet affects, so what else can it do?

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