Kidney Disease Research News and Press Releases

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

28-Sep-2023 10:05 PM EDT

High-dose radiation offers new treatment option for older patients with inoperable kidney tumors

Older adults diagnosed with kidney tumors that are not suitable for surgery may benefit from targeted, high-dose radiation, a new study from Australian and Dutch researchers suggests.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:50 PM EDT

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Newswise

Below are some of the latest headlines in the Women's Health channel on Newswise.

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT

Genetic code of rare kidney cancer cracked

The genetic code of a rare form of kidney cancer, called reninoma, has been studied for the first time.

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Released: 22-Sep-2023 12:45 PM EDT

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CONGRATULATES HOUSE AND SENATE SPONSORS UPON ENACTMENT OF THE SECURING THE U.S. ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) congratulates the House and Senate sponsors of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Act upon President Biden signing the legislation and thanks the Biden-Harris administration for its commitment to improving American’s access to transplantation.

University of Illinois Chicago

Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT

UIC awarded $3M to study link between gut microbiome, pain in kidney transplant patients

Funded by NIH, the five-year study builds off a pilot study that pointed to an association between changes in the gut microbiome and pain that interferes with a person’s daily activities, a symptom that nearly half of kidney transplant patients experience.

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Released: 13-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT

Mixing donor and recipient immune systems creates tolerance of transplanted kidneys

Successful kidney transplants rely on the biological compatibility of the donor and recipient but still require long-term use of drugs to tamp down the recipient’s immune system and prevent donor organ rejection.

Mount Sinai Health System

Released: 12-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT

Investigators at Mount Sinai Find Strong Association of Kidney Injury with Dasatinib, a Commonly Used Oncological Therapeutic

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Released: 7-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT

Connie Rhee, MD, MSc Named Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

American Society of Nephrology publications contribute to the improved kidney health of more than 850,000,000 people worldwide and 37,000,000 Americans affected by kidney diseases.

American Physiological Society (APS)

Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT

High-salt Diet Worsens Inflammation and Kidney Scarring in Older Mice

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Released: 18-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT

Looking at the Latest in Life Sciences Discovery and Technology

SLAS

The August 2023 issue of SLAS Technology, the open access journal emphasizing scientific and technical advances across the life sciences, is now available.

Research Tip Sheet MEDICINE SCIENCE

Released: 15-Aug-2023 3:25 PM EDT

Despite social media claims, Borax is not safe to consume

A nephrologist explains the damage that this trend can cause

Feature Expert MEDICINE

Released: 14-Aug-2023 10:55 AM EDT

Study brings insight to kidney cancer with gene mutation

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M Department of Pathology and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology reveals findings from over 800 clinical assays performed for kidney patients with MiTF family gene mutations.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT

Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease

University of Bristol

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Released: 7-Aug-2023 10:35 AM EDT

RSNA Launches Abdominal Trauma Detection AI Challenge

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has launched the “RSNA 2023 Abdominal Trauma Detection AI Challenge” to explore whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to aid in the detection and classification of traumatic abdominal injuries.

Announcement MEDICINE SCIENCE

31-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT

Consuming added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones

Frontiers

In an observational study, researchers showed that consuming more added sugars is consistently associated with greater odds of developing kidney stones in the US, especially for ethnicities such as Native Americans or Asians, or for people with a relatively higher income. The mechanisms of this relationship, and whether it is directly causal, aren’t yet known.

American Physiological Society (APS)

Released: 2-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT

Enzyme in T Cells Worsens Salt-sensitive Hypertension and Related Kidney Damage

Released: 1-Aug-2023 11:10 AM EDT

Francis Medical Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Vanquish Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Therapy

Francis Medical

rancis Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing an innovative and proprietary water vapor ablation therapy for the treatment of prostate, kidney and bladder cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its Vanquish minimally invasive water vapor ablation therapy.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

31-Jul-2023 12:40 PM EDT

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Ranked the Best Cancer Center in the Northeast and First in the Nation for Urology Care by U.S. News & World Report

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has been recognized as the best cancer center in the northeast, the number two hospital for cancer care in the nation, and the number one hospital nationally for urology care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals listing.