Study: Charcoal lessens atherosclerotic lesions in mice with kidney damage
Charcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.
posted in category: Medications/Drugs news tags: Atherosclerosis Blood Pressure Cholesterol Kidney Disease Nephrology AST Heart Disease Poisoning
DaVita offers individualized treatment for students with chronic kidney disease
DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), supports dialysis patients' education by offering individualized treatment options based on optimal patient care standards and social circumstances.
posted in category: Diseases/Conditions tags: Dialysis Education Hospital Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease Treatment options
Patient enrollment completed in Phase 2b clinical trial for Pyridorin
NephroGenex, Inc., a privately held drug development company focusing on kidney disease, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its Phase 2b clinical trial (PYR-210) studying the safety and efficacy of its lead drug candidate Pyridorin (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride) in type 2 diabetic patients with overt diabetic nephropathy. Three hundred and seventeen (317) patients have been randomized.
posted in category: Medications/Drugs news tags: Creatinine Diabetic Nephropathy Kidney Disease Safety
Texas attemps to improve access to quality dialysis care
Local officials, physicians and patients in need of local dialysis care expressed encouragement over what appears to be a thawing of a certification logjam of dialysis facilities across the state of Texas, though remain concerned over 38 which still remain idling to many for more than a year – to the detriment of local jobs and patients in dire need of better access to quality dialysis care.
posted in category: Diseases/Conditions tags: Blood Pressure Dialysis Kidney Disease Medicaid Medicare Potassium Bicarbonate Kidney failure
Mount Sinai to use grant funds for research into kidney tissue assembly via computerized mechanisms
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and two other academic institutions have received federal funding to systematically assemble functional human kidney tissue from tissue modeled on a computer. If successful, the research-which ties together several emerging technologies including virtual tissue modeling and nanofabrication-could lead to a more predictable way for researchers to engineer tissue outside the body and, consequently, to screen for new drugs.
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