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Kidney Disease Predicted by Plasma Copeptin Levels

Plasma copeptin levels can be used as an independent marker for the development of kidney diseases, including chronic kidney disease (CKD). Elevated…

Functioning Kidney Glomeruli Successfully Grown In Vitro

Kidney tissue that effectively filters the blood and produces urine has been generated from human embryonic stem cells for the first time. Hailed as a…

Measuring Brainwaves Can Accurately Test Understanding of Speech

Measuring brainwaves can ascertain levels of speech understanding in patients who cannot participate in conventional tests, according to researchers from…

Trial of New NAFLD Treatment Shows Positive Results

Liver fat content can be significantly and rapidly decreased in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis…

Bentley Invests in the Future with New State-of-the-Art Facilities

Bentley, a medical technology company that develops and manufactures innovative devices for the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases…

New Technique Provides Detailed Insights into the Internal Mechanisms of Tumours

Vital new information about the internal mechanisms of tumours can be revealed through the use of a novel method that combines imaging and metabolic…

Quadrupling Medication Can Reduce the Number of Serious Asthma Attacks

The number of serious asthma attacks can be reduced by temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroids during severe episodes of asthma, according…

33rd Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress Preview

During 16th–20th March 2018, approximately 15,000 urologists are expected to arrive in Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the 33rd edition of the European…

An Interview with Peter Storey, Director of Communications at Kidney Research UK for World Kidney Day 2018

Peter Storey, Director of Communications at Kidney Research UK, kindly took the time to speak to the EMJ about a number of pertinent areas of kidney…

Charity Finds 30% More Women Living with Undiagnosed Leprosy

Ahead of International Women’s Day, 8th March, UK-based leprosy charity, Lepra has published new research which found 30% more women living with leprosy…