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11 Jun 2019

Volume Overload Linked to Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes

Patients undergoing either peritoneal or haemodialysis often present with fluid overload; i.e., retention of excessive amounts of water within the body…
11 Jun 2019

Environmental Factors are Harming the Kidneys of Agricultural Workers

Whilst delineating the genetic factors that influence pathologies can be facilitated through laboratory work or small clinical trials, researchers…
12 Mar 2019

Ten-Year Outcomes of End-Stage Kidney Disease

A comparison of dialysis and kidney transplants, based on Canadian data, has shown there are major differences in long-term outcomes between the two treatments in individuals with ESKD…
12 Mar 2019

Impact of Consuming Soft Drinks Post-Exercise on Kidneys

KIDNEY function could be negatively impacted by drinking a soft drink after exercising or carrying out manual labour…
12 Mar 2019

Obstructive Nephropathy Surgery Leads to Mice Kidneys Repairing Themselves

BLOCKED KIDNEYS in newborn mice can repair themselves following the surgical removal of the obstruction…
10 Dec 2018

A New Hope for Proteinuria Characterised Kidney Diseases

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a rare kidney disease, characterised by proteinuria, and is estimated to affect around 40,000 people in the…
10 Dec 2018

Improving Donated Kidney Use

Procurement biopsies are commonly used to assess the health of a donated organ and predict the success of a transplant procedure, but new research…
10 Sep 2018

New Biomarker for Kidney Cancer Could Lead to Earlier Detection

A novel biomarker within the blood has been identified that could allow the earlier detection of kidney cancer, suggest researchers from Imperial College…
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