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Robot-assisted option may offer advantages for kidney surgery
Tuesday, 23 February 2010- A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted in...
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Scientists discover molecular pathway for organ tissue repair
Wednesday, 17 February 2010- Scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues and may lead to new therapies for repairing injury in a number of organs.
The...
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Seniors wait longer for kidney transplants
Wednesday, 17 February 2010- In the US, one-third of people over the age of 65 wait longer than necessary for lifesaving new kidneys because their doctors fail to put them in a queue for organs unsuitable to transplant in younger...
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New stent improves ability to keep vessels open for dialysis patients
Monday, 15 February 2010- Kidney dialysis patients often need repeated procedures, such as balloon angioplasty, to open blood vessels that become blocked or narrowed at the point where dialysis machines connect to the...
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Protein levels in urine help predict kidney function
Thursday, 4 February 2010- High protein levels in urine can signal trouble for people who are at risk for kidney failure and associated problems, a new study suggests.
The researchers reporting the findings in yesterday’s issue...
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Research at UCSB points to potential treatment for kidney disease
Thursday, 28 January 2010- Research performed at UC Santa Barbara points to the drug rapamycin as a potential treatment for kidney disease. The study builds on past research and shows that studies performed on mice are more...
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Kidney abnormalities require more research
Monday, 18 January 2010- Abnormalities in the kidneys and their blood vessels occur in at least 25% of healthy individuals, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). While...
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End of life care falls short for kidney disease patients
Friday, 15 January 2010- Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often do not receive adequate end-of-life care and are unhappy with the medical decisions made as their conditions worsen, according to a study...
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Kidney disease patients older than 70 benefit from renal transplants
Tuesday, 5 January 2009- End-stage renal disease patients older than 70 years experience who receive a renal transplant experience a significant improvement in survival compared with remaining on dialysis, data...
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