No improvement noted in Black-white kidney transplant rate ratios

by Elana GotkineFor patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-white mean living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rate ratio

Updated on: December 26,2023 14

No improvement noted in Black-white kidney transplant rate ratios

by Elana GotkineFor patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-white mean living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rate ratio

Updated on:December 26,2023 14

In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time ever, a solid humanized organ has been grown from scratch in an animal — a first step in a process t

Updated on: October 12,2023 204

In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time ever, a solid humanized organ has been grown from scratch in an animal — a first step in a process t

Updated on:October 12,2023 204

Point-of-care kidney disease testing via quantitative urinalysis with commercial reagent strips

by Flinders UniversityThe prototype device includes a plate holder with four white LEDs and four reference points, a calibration plate and a test plate with reference color blocks and a test pad

Updated on: March 20,2024 15

Point-of-care kidney disease testing via quantitative urinalysis with commercial reagent strips

by Flinders UniversityThe prototype device includes a plate holder with four white LEDs and four reference points, a calibration plate and a test plate with reference color blocks and a test pad

Updated on:March 20,2024 15

iPSC-derived kidney organoids to model a lifelong renal disease

byKyoto UniversityPatient iPSC-derived kidney organoids become vascularized and recapitulate AS phenotypes after transplantation in vivo. a Immunostaining images of glomerulus-like structures in

Updated on: January 06,2024 17

iPSC-derived kidney organoids to model a lifelong renal disease

byKyoto UniversityPatient iPSC-derived kidney organoids become vascularized and recapitulate AS phenotypes after transplantation in vivo. a Immunostaining images of glomerulus-like structures in

Updated on:January 06,2024 17

Palliative care is underused for patients with malignant urinary obstruction, say researchers

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLess than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO)—a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis—rece

Updated on: December 26,2023 17

Palliative care is underused for patients with malignant urinary obstruction, say researchers

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLess than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO)—a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis—rece

Updated on:December 26,2023 17

High-volume surgeons no better at reducing postoperative incontinence

byUniversity of GothenburgBar plot of urinary incontinence one year after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for individual surgeon according to the primary definition of urinary leakage. Inco

Updated on: December 20,2023 10

High-volume surgeons no better at reducing postoperative incontinence

byUniversity of GothenburgBar plot of urinary incontinence one year after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for individual surgeon according to the primary definition of urinary leakage. Inco

Updated on:December 20,2023 10

Stages of Kidney Disease and Treatment

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDPublished on November 19, 2023Medically reviewed byKashif J. Piracha, MDChronic kidney disease (CKD)is divided into five stages, rang

Updated on: December 24,2023 13

Stages of Kidney Disease and Treatment

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDPublished on November 19, 2023Medically reviewed byKashif J. Piracha, MDChronic kidney disease (CKD)is divided into five stages, rang

Updated on:December 24,2023 13

Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: What Is the Relationship?

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDPublished on November 08, 2022Medically reviewed byKashif J. Piracha, MDDiabetesandchronic kidney disease (CKD)are common

Updated on: December 24,2023 22

Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: What Is the Relationship?

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDPublished on November 08, 2022Medically reviewed byKashif J. Piracha, MDDiabetesandchronic kidney disease (CKD)are common

Updated on:December 24,2023 22

Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery

Updated on: January 06,2024 19

Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery

Updated on:January 06,2024 19

Kidney Failure

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDUpdated on September 21, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Hampton, MDKidney failure, also known asrenal failure, is a medical condition

Updated on: December 24,2023 31

Kidney Failure

ByJames Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MDUpdated on September 21, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Hampton, MDKidney failure, also known asrenal failure, is a medical condition

Updated on:December 24,2023 31

New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones

byLawson Health Research InstituteCompositional analysis of urine and stone microbiota. A PCA was performed on CLR-transformed Aitchison distances of all urine and stone samples. Each colored po

Updated on: December 28,2023 19

New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones

byLawson Health Research InstituteCompositional analysis of urine and stone microbiota. A PCA was performed on CLR-transformed Aitchison distances of all urine and stone samples. Each colored po

Updated on:December 28,2023 19

Individualized physical therapy reduces incontinence, pain in men after prostate surgery

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Kelly Scott. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterFor decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urin

Updated on: December 20,2023 12

Individualized physical therapy reduces incontinence, pain in men after prostate surgery

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Kelly Scott. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical CenterFor decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urin

Updated on:December 20,2023 12