http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Glomerulonephritis-Types-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:48:33 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-management-of-lupus-nephritis-100911-1.htm Guidelines for the screening, treatment and management of lupus nephritis has been issued by The American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The guidelines, available today in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, are specific to lupus nephritis and include methods for identifying renal disease, newer therapies, and treatment of pregnant SLE patients with kidney involvement. The ACR estimates that up to 322,000 adult Americans are diagnosed with SLE, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, fatigue, joint pain, and organ damage....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-management-of-lupus-nephritis-100911-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-may-not-necessarily-lead-to-kidney-failure-98664-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN) says that not all patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are destined for kidney failure. The findings provide hope that the kidney health of some CKD patients can improve. Approximately 60 million people globally have chronic kidney disease, which is often assumed to be an unstoppable and progressive condition that leads to kidney failure and the need for long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-may-not-necessarily-lead-to-kidney-failure-98664-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-witnessing-a-spiralling-trend-98564-1.htm Minimal physical activity, unhealthy diet, smoking and drinking are some of the reasons that are resulting in an increased number of chronic kidney diseases - especially among women - in both rural and urban India. With World Kidney Day celebrated March 8, doctors opined that immediate measures should be taken to the curb the rising numbers. "Diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high uric acid are on the rise and kidney disease is very common in these metabolic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-witnessing-a-spiralling-trend-98564-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-surgery-safe-for-obese-people-with-chronic-kidney-disease-98254-1.htm A study has found that weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is safe for obese patients with kidney disease. The study, appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN), is the largest of its kind to focus on the impact of kidney function on patients' health following weight-loss surgery. It's not known whether weight-loss surgery is safe for patients with CKD or how diminished kidney function might impact the risks of the procedure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-surgery-safe-for-obese-people-with-chronic-kidney-disease-98254-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-failure-patients-benefit-from-frequent-or-extended-dialysis-treatments-97937-1.htm Patients suffering from kidney failure may benefit from frequent and longer dialysis treatments which may improve survival compared with conventional dialysis. The findings suggest that daily or nightly dialysis sessions at home or in the clinic are viable-and perhaps superior-alternatives for some patients with kidney failure. Most kidney failure patients who undergo dialysis receive treatments at outpatient facilities three times per week, for three to four hours per visit. Researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-failure-patients-benefit-from-frequent-or-extended-dialysis-treatments-97937-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/education-classes-benefit-kidney-failure-patients-97731-1.htm Kidney failure patients who took part in education programs are more likely to get evaluated for a bikidney transplant/i/b, reveals study. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/i. The findings indicate that requiring a formal patient education class may help reduce inequities in kidney failure patients'' access to kidney transplantation. Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for kidney failure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/education-classes-benefit-kidney-failure-patients-97731-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/us-health-insurers-aetna-and-fresenius-launch-chronic-kidney-disease-management-program-97578-1.htm Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care launched a joint program last week in the US to slow down the progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) for their health insurance customers. The program is aimed at improving clinical outcomes for patients and reducing costs by facilitating gentler, less costly transitions to dialysis or pre-transplant care. Each member's biometric and health status will be communicated daily through a wireless communication device in order to help the care team identify, address, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/us-health-insurers-aetna-and-fresenius-launch-chronic-kidney-disease-management-program-97578-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-What-Many-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Stomach-96361-1.htm A new study has revealed that bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems for many patients with kidney failure. This study is appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN)/i. The findings indicate that greater efforts are needed to prevent and treat upper GI bleeding in these patients. Poor kidney function puts people at risk for upper GI bleeding, which occurs in the esophagus, stomach, or first part of the intestine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-What-Many-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Stomach-96361-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-to-Diagnose-Acute-Kidney-Failure-96011-1.htm A simple urine test helps diagnose acute kidney failure (AKI), shows study published in the iJournal of the American College of Cardiology/i. Physicians typically measure a patient''s creatinine levels to determine kidney function. But creatinine levels can remain normal for several hours after acute kidney damage, and an accurate assessment requires measurements taken over a period of 1-3 days. This limits their usefulness in an emergency room. Urinary biomarkers, however, require only ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-to-Diagnose-Acute-Kidney-Failure-96011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wife-Mariah-Carey-Confirms-Nick-Cannons-Good-Spirits-Even-With-Kidney-Failure-95807-1.htm Mariah Carey admitted her husband Nick Cannon is 'in a lot of pain' following a mild kidney failure yet remains in 'good spirits'. The 'America's Got Talent' host is staying optimistic even after beginning the New Year in a hospital bed. "As always, he's in good spirits considering the situation," Carey told People. Cannon, 31, was hospitalized after a mild kidney failure during a holiday getaway in Aspen, Colo., but he was moved to an L.A. hospital late Wednesday afternoon, New York Daily News reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wife-Mariah-Carey-Confirms-Nick-Cannons-Good-Spirits-Even-With-Kidney-Failure-95807-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-related-Inflammations-Key-Cause-Identified-94873-1.htm Vital source of inflammation found in chronic kidney disease patients, which is increasingly common due to obesity-related diabetes and hypertension has been unveiled by UC Irvine researchers. Dr. N.D. Vaziri, professor emeritus of medicine and physiology (and) biophysics, found that CKD causes massive depletion of the key adhesive proteins, called the tight junction, that normally seal the space between the cells lining the intestines. This breakdown in the colon allows the leakage of microbial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-related-Inflammations-Key-Cause-Identified-94873-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hope-for-Treating-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Via-Regeneration-of-Specialized-Cells-94388-1.htm Podocytes are specialized type of epithelial cells in the kidney, which get damaged in more than 90 percent of all chronic kidney disease cases. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered an unexpected pathway that reveals for the first time how these cells may regenerate and renew themselves during normal kidney function. This finding is an important step toward one day therapeutically coaxing the cells to divide, which could be used to treat people with chronic kidney disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hope-for-Treating-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Via-Regeneration-of-Specialized-Cells-94388-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/While-Treating-Lupus-Nephritis-Mycophenolate-Found-Superior-to-Azathioprine-Study-Shows-93629-1.htm According to a large international study the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil turns out to be superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis. "This is a huge step forward for people who suffer from lupus nephritis," said Mary Anne Dooley, MD, MPH, associate professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and first author of the study, which is published in the Nov. 17, 2011 issue of the INew England Journal of Medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/While-Treating-Lupus-Nephritis-Mycophenolate-Found-Superior-to-Azathioprine-Study-Shows-93629-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemodialysis-Therapy-Preferred-by-Lupus-Nephritis-Patients-With-End-stage-Renal-Disease-93243-1.htm Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis opt hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney transplantation, explains new research. Results of the study now available in IArthritis Care (and) Research/I, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), also found that African Americans, Medicaid recipients, those without health insurance, and the unemployed had significantly reduced initiation of peritoneal dialysis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemodialysis-Therapy-Preferred-by-Lupus-Nephritis-Patients-With-End-stage-Renal-Disease-93243-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Best-Blood-Glucose-Levels-for-Diabetics-With-Kidney-Failure-93231-1.htm Diabetics with kidney failure should not lower their blood glucose levels as much as diabetics without kidney failure, two separate studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology''s Annual Kidney Week have stressed. For most patients with diabetes, taking medication to lowering blood levels of hemoglobin A1C, which reflect average blood glucose levels, to 7% can lower their risk of developing certain complications. Sylvia Paz Ramirez, MD (Arbor Research Collaborative For Health) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Best-Blood-Glucose-Levels-for-Diabetics-With-Kidney-Failure-93231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-Could-Help-Prevent-Diabetic-Kidney-Failure-92975-1.htm Researchers have found that the enzyme arginase-2 plays a vital role in kidney failure and by blocking the action of this enzyme could protect against kidney disease in diabetes. "We believe these arginase inhibitors may be one of the new targets that can slow down the progression of, or even prevent the development of, end-stage renal disease," said Alaa S. Awad, assistant professor of nephrology, Penn State College of Medicine. In the United States diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-Could-Help-Prevent-Diabetic-Kidney-Failure-92975-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Drug-For-Kidney-Failure-Fails-in-Large-Clinical-Trial8206-92579-1.htm A drug known as sulodexide has failed to show any benefit toward halting kidney failure in people with diabetes and an international trial has been stopped early, a US medical journal said Thursday. The drug, once seen as a potentially promising treatment to reduce protein in the urine, is made by New York-based Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, which also funded the study that was meant to include more than 2,240 patients worldwide. However, it was halted after 1,248 people enrolled because there ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Drug-For-Kidney-Failure-Fails-in-Large-Clinical-Trial8206-92579-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Method-of-Dialysis-may-Not-be-Enough-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-90951-1.htm A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that the traditional treatment method of thrice a week dialysis may not be enough for those with failed kidneys since the risk of serious health problems was high during the interval between the treatments. Majority of the people who suffer from failed kidney undergo dialysis three days a week where in the blood in purified of all toxins. The dialysis is carried out on alternate days, usually on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Method-of-Dialysis-may-Not-be-Enough-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-90951-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Failure-Affects-Afro-Americans-More-Than-Whites-89714-1.htm Afro-Americans are four times more at risk of developing kidney failure than whites. A new study has found that a condition that occurs when the kidneys are damaged and spill protein into the urine contributes to this increased risk. The study, conducted by William McClellan, MD of Emory University and his colleagues, appears in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN), a publication of the American Society of Nephrology. The investigators analyzed information from 27,911 individuals (40....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Failure-Affects-Afro-Americans-More-Than-Whites-89714-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-H1N1-Flu-Vaccine-Safe-in-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-or-Transplant-89444-1.htm It is well-known that when the influenza A (H1N1) virus swept around the world in spring 2009, infection was presumed to be more common in immunosuppressed patients, such as those who have had a kidney transplant. Later that year, the International Societies of Transplantation recommended that transplant recipients receive at least one dose of the H1N1 vaccine, although there was no information on the efficacy of the vaccine in that population. Marta Crespo, MD, and Julio Pascual, MD, PhD ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-H1N1-Flu-Vaccine-Safe-in-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-or-Transplant-89444-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IV-Fluids-Lower-Severe-Kidney-Failure-Risk-in-Kids-With-E-Coli-Infection-88119-1.htm Children infected with E. coli are at higher risk of developing bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure. But giving children intravenous fluids early in the course of an IE. coli/I O157:H7 infection appears to lower the odds of developing severe kidney failure, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions. The results are published online July 22, 2011, in the IArchives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine/I. Children infected with IE....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IV-Fluids-Lower-Severe-Kidney-Failure-Risk-in-Kids-With-E-Coli-Infection-88119-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hormone-Marker-To-Predict-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-86601-1.htm Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a new marker to predict progressive kidney failure, death. They have found that a high level of a hormone that regulates phosphate is associated with an increased risk of kidney failure and death among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Senior study author Myles Wolf, M.D., M.M.Sc., at the University of Miami, believes this discovery could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of phosphate problems. Treatment typically consists ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hormone-Marker-To-Predict-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-86601-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Risk-Factor-in-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Identified-86410-1.htm Elevated levels of growth factor FGF-23 is linked with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease and death in patients with chronic kidney disease. Circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) increase progressively as kidney function declines. A high level of FGF-23 is associated with mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease, but little is known about its relationship with adverse outcomes in the larger population of patients with earlier stages of chronic kidney ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Risk-Factor-in-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Identified-86410-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Changes-in-Incidence-of-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-from-Lupus-Nephritis-82872-1.htm Changes in the incidence and outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the U.S. between 1995 and 2006 has been documented in a new research that found a significant increase in incidence rates among patients 5 to 39 years of age and in African Americans. A second related study-the largest pediatric lupus nephritis-associated ESRD study to date-revealed high rates of adverse outcomes among children with ESRD due to lupus nephritis. Despite novel therapies, outcomes have not improved in over a decade....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Changes-in-Incidence-of-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-from-Lupus-Nephritis-82872-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Combination-Therapy-Boosts-Kidney-Failure-Risk-82560-1.htm Combination angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) prescribed in elderly people increases the risk of kidney failure and death, says study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal. This study, by researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, sought to determine the safety of combination therapy of ACE inhibitors and ARB in the clinical setting as some randomized trials indicate an increased risk of kidney failure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Combination-Therapy-Boosts-Kidney-Failure-Risk-82560-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-That-Causes-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Identified-82117-1.htm Scientists have discovered a single genetic mutation in the CUBN gene that is associated with albuminuria both with and without diabetes. Albuminuria is a condition caused by the leaking of the protein albumin into the urine, which is an indication of kidney disease. The research team from the United States and Europe, known as the CKDGen Consortium, examined data from several genome-wide association studies to identify missense variant (I2984V) in the CUBN gene. The association between ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-That-Causes-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Identified-82117-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-High-in-Depressed-People-82082-1.htm The risk of kidney failure among those who suffer from depression is higher than among those who are not depressed, according to a new report published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. More than 5,750 people were included in the 10-year long study led by Dr Willem Kop of the University of Tilburg, Netherlands. All of the participants were over 65 years of age and not on kidney dialysis. The researchers found that those who were suffering from depression had a higher ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-High-in-Depressed-People-82082-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-is-a-Strong-Risk-Factor-for-Cardiovascular-Disease-81817-1.htm Chronic kidney disease (CKD) heightens risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), independent of diabetes, hypertension or any other conventional CVD risk factors. So protecting your kidneys may help save your heart as well, according to an article in the iMedical Journal of Australia./i The sixth World Kidney Day, to be held on 10 March 2011, will call attention to this underappreciated association. Professor William Couser, Co-chair of the World Kidney Day 2011 Steering Committee, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-is-a-Strong-Risk-Factor-for-Cardiovascular-Disease-81817-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hope-for-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-80335-1.htm Scientists have discovered a cell in zebrafish that aids in regeneration of nephrons and improve kidney function. Understanding how non-mammalian vertebrates like zebrafish, carry out this remarkable regenerative process and why mammals have lost this ability might provide new ways to repair damaged human kidneys and dramatically extend and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients with chronic renal failure. Many non-mammalian vertebrates generate nephrons throughout their ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hope-for-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-80335-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/HCV-Positive-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Can-Receive-Kidneys-from-HCV-Positive-Donors-79764-1.htm BNew Ray of Hope For Kidney Transplantation Patients With Hepatitis C/B - Liver diseases secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients. As a policy, most countries ban the use of kidneys from donors who appear Bsero-positive/B for HCV because hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is transmissible through organ donation. However, considering the present scenario of an imbalance in the demand ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/HCV-Positive-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Can-Receive-Kidneys-from-HCV-Positive-Donors-79764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Identified-79750-1.htm A new study has brought into light that mutations in INF2 gene play a key role in the cause of kidney failure. The findings may aid with screening, prevention and therapy. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) attacks the kidney's filtering system and causes serious scarring. One of the genes mutated in patients with hereditary, autosomal dominant FSGS is the INF2 gene, initially discovered by Elizabeth J. Brown and Martin R. Pollak (Brown EJ, Schlondorff JS, Becker DJ, Tsukaguchi ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Identified-79750-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Haemodialysis-and-Peritoneal-Dialysis-Offer-Similar-Outcomes-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-77043-1.htm bThe results of a recent large study suggest that Haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) may offer similar outcomes to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)./b End-stage kidney disease (ESRD) is a condition in which the kidneys completely fail to function. A normally functioning kidney removes wastes and excess water from the body. ESRD usually walks in when chronic kidney disease has reduced the functionality of kidney to less than 10 % of normal. Diabetes and high ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Haemodialysis-and-Peritoneal-Dialysis-Offer-Similar-Outcomes-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-77043-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Growth-of-Cysts-in-Polycystic-Kidney-Disease-Retarded-by-Diabetes-Drug-76675-1.htm A drug usually used to treat diabetes may also retard the growth of fluid-filled cysts of the most common genetic disorder-polycystic kidney disease, a new study has found. Researchers of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic reported that pioglitazone appeared to control the growth of PKD cysts. Using a rat model, the two research groups independently tested a pioglitazone treatment regimen and found that it slowed down both kidney and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Growth-of-Cysts-in-Polycystic-Kidney-Disease-Retarded-by-Diabetes-Drug-76675-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Care-Could-be-Transformed-by-Health-Registry-76335-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the CIlinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/I says that a registry of health care information on patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) could help physicians improve care for affected individuals. The results suggest that officials could use such a registry to develop a national surveillance system to identify and track various aspects of CKD. The incidence and health care costs of CKD are growing. A ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Care-Could-be-Transformed-by-Health-Registry-76335-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patients-to-Benefit-from-City-Corporations-Free-Dialysis-76099-1.htm For the first time in India a city corporation is planning to set up two dialysis centres where dialysis would be provided free of cost to patients. The corporation of Chennai, South India is going to offer free dialysis to patients suffering from chronic kidney disease at two of its diagnostic laboratories near Valluvar Kottam and in Perambur. At a meeting on Friday the Chennai Corporation Council approved the resolution for allotting Rs.50 lakh needed for equipment and outsourcing of manpower in the two centres....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patients-to-Benefit-from-City-Corporations-Free-Dialysis-76099-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Blood-Test-Can-Predict-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Study-75694-1.htm A study has revealed that measuring three biomarkers in a single blood sample might improve physicians' ability to identify patients at high risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). "Our results identify biomarkers that can improve CKD risk prediction," comments Caroline S. Fox, MPH of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass. The study included more than 2,300 participants in the Framingham Offspring Study, a long-term follow-up study of heart disease risk factors and outcomes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Blood-Test-Can-Predict-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Study-75694-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Find-Cell-Responsible-for-Kidney-Failure-in-Diabetics-75035-1.htm A cell in the kidney that could be key to understanding why diabetes leads to kidney failure has been identified by researchers. Diabetes related kidney disease has previously been thought to be mainly due to the high levels of sugar in the blood damaging the small blood vessels in the kidney. The study led by Richard Coward of the University of Bristol has found evidence that a cell in the kidney called the podocyte is important in the development of kidney failure in diabetes. This ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Find-Cell-Responsible-for-Kidney-Failure-in-Diabetics-75035-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-A-New-Target-in-Polycystic-Kidney-Disease-74004-1.htm Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston were able to block the formation of fluid-filled cysts, the hallmark of polycystic kidney disease in a mouse model. Their findings, using a compound that inhibits a receptor known as c-Met, will be published in the September 13th online edition of the IJournal of Clinical Investigation/I. PKD is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Caucasians in the U.S. Currently, there is no approved treatment to halt cyst growth, which causes a gradual but relentless loss of kidney function....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-A-New-Target-in-Polycystic-Kidney-Disease-74004-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Individualized-Care-Needed-for-Diabetic-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-72138-1.htm New research indicates that aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure. The findings, appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN), suggest that physicians should drop one-size-fits-all approach to blood sugar control and individualize blood sugar targets for patients. Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can cause serious health problems for diabetic patients with kidney failure; however, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Individualized-Care-Needed-for-Diabetic-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-72138-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Tied-to-High-Kidney-Failure-Rates-in-Blacks-71373-1.htm Researchers said Thursday they have identified gene variants that help explain high rates of renal disease among African-Americans, who have a four times greater risk of kidney problems than whites. According to the study published in the journal Science, variants in the APOL1 gene are the culprits, and likely evolved as a survival mechanism against lethal parasites in Africa. Investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Universite Libre de Bruxelles found patients with ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Tied-to-High-Kidney-Failure-Rates-in-Blacks-71373-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Genetic-Links-to-Kidney-Disease-Kidney-Failure-70579-1.htm Genetic links to kidney disease and kidney failure have been identified by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). The scientists have described their research in two presentations at this week's 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, June 25-29, in Orlando, Florida. One presentation describes a DNA study of American Indians in Arizona, in which the research tea, discovered a genetic biomarker with a significant association to kidney failure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Genetic-Links-to-Kidney-Disease-Kidney-Failure-70579-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Embryonic-Kidney-Protein-Could-Help-Treat-Kidney-Failure-70376-1.htm A protein found in the embryonic development of kidneys may play arole in treating kidney failure in the future.Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have successfully treated acute kidney injury in laboratory experiments using cells that were genetically reprogrammed to produce the protein. The research suggests there could be a potential future treatment using such cells delivered intravenously instead of surgically. Hospital health care professionals must deal with such renal problems ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Embryonic-Kidney-Protein-Could-Help-Treat-Kidney-Failure-70376-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Infants-With-Chronic-Kidney-Failure-may-be-Helped-by-Growth-Hormone-69745-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology/I (CJASN) says that growth hormone is a safe and effective treatment to promote growth in infants with chronic kidney failure. "Early treatment with growth hormone improves growth retardation and bone mineral density without short-term undesirable effects," comments Fernando Santos, MD, PhD (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain). The Spanish-Portuguese multicenter ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Infants-With-Chronic-Kidney-Failure-may-be-Helped-by-Growth-Hormone-69745-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Complications-High-in-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patients-With-Depression-69179-1.htm Patients with chronic kidney disease who have been diagnosed with depression are twice as likely to be hospitalized, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. They also report that such patients progress to long-term dialysis treatments or die within a year as those who are not depressed. In the study, researchers monitored for one year 267 patients with chronic kidney disease - 56 of them with a diagnosis of a current major depressive episode, referred to here as ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Complications-High-in-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patients-With-Depression-69179-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Doses-of-Statin-Linked-With-Increased-Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-66640-1.htm Higher doses of cholesterol lowering drug Zocor, sold generically as simvastatin, may increase risk of a condition which can lead to fatal kidney failure, a drug watchdog has warned. According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large doses of simvastatin, which is taken in order to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of having a heart attack, can cause muscle damage and a rare condition which induces kidney problems and may be fatal. Patients were told not to stop taking ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Doses-of-Statin-Linked-With-Increased-Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-66640-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Classification-System-for-Leading-Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Created-65250-1.htm A much-needed classification system for diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of total kidney failure, has been crafted by an international panel of experts. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (IJASN/I). The effort should improve communication among health professionals, help researchers design better clinical studies, and guide patient care. Current estimates suggest that 285 million people worldwide will live with diabetes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Classification-System-for-Leading-Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Created-65250-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Silent-Strokes-Linked-to-Kidney-Failure-in-Type-2-Diabetes-Patients-65028-1.htm In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI)-small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels-signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). If SCI is present in the brain, it could be an indicator that small-vessel damage is present in the kidneys as well, suggests the new study by Takashi Uzu, MD (Shiga University School of Medicine, Otsu, Japan)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Silent-Strokes-Linked-to-Kidney-Failure-in-Type-2-Diabetes-Patients-65028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Silent-Strokes-Associated-With-Kidney-Failure-in-Diabetics-64354-1.htm In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI)-small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels-signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (IJASN/I). If SCI is present in the brain, it could be an indicator that small-vessel damage is present in the kidneys as well, suggests the new study by Takashi Uzu, MD (Shiga University School of Medicine, Otsu, Japan)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Silent-Strokes-Associated-With-Kidney-Failure-in-Diabetics-64354-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Toxicity-Linked-to-High-Urea-Levels-in-Chronic-Kidney-Failure-61759-1.htm Elevated levels of urea, which is the byproduct of protein breakdown that is excreted in the urine, in patients with end-stage kidney failure are not thought to be particularly toxic. However, a team of researchers, at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and Universita degli Studi di Foggia, Italy, has now generated evidence in mice that high levels of urea are indeed toxic. They therefore suggest that blocking the effects of high levels of urea might benefit patients with end-stage kidney disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Toxicity-Linked-to-High-Urea-Levels-in-Chronic-Kidney-Failure-61759-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hypertension-In-Kids-With-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Is-Unnoticed-By-Doctors-61338-1.htm Doctors often fail to detect high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease, thereby increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, reveals a new study. During the study, researchers recruited 198 children and compared blood pressure measurements obtained during regular doctor visits to readings obtained via a special device the children wore at home that automatically recorded their blood pressure every 20 minutes. They found that nearly 40 percent had 'masked' hypertension, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hypertension-In-Kids-With-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Is-Unnoticed-By-Doctors-61338-1.htm