Drug combination may treat advanced kidney cancer
Updated : 7 hours, 36 min ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): An investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute now says that a combination of two drugs - one of them an immunotherapy agent - could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. The investigator made the cl
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Made-to-order human kidneys may soon become reality
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers have now successfully grown functional mouse kidneys inside rats from just a few donor stem cells.
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Nawaz Sharif suffering from kidney stone
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 4 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from kidney stone and a medical board will determine the procedure to be adopted on the jailed Pakistani leader.
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Kidney research sheds light on harms of certain drugs
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new study sees scientists identifying an enzyme that is a “master regulator” of kidney function. The enzyme, if suppressed, can trigger renal failure. Their findings have implications for the use of existing drugs and the development of new pharmaceutic
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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption linked to kidney disease risk
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): If you love indulging in fruit drinks or soda, you might want to have a look at this. Higher collective consumption of sweetened fruit drinks, soda, and water is associated with a higher likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), a recent stud
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Can exercise help improve kidney function in obese people?
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): Aerobic exercise could help improve diabetes-related kidney disease in obese people, suggests a study.
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First-ever drone-delivery of kidney yields promising results
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Baltimore [United States}, November 20 (ANI): Drone delivery may have tons of practical use cases but it is yet to be adopted for commercially. However, that does not stop people from experimenting with drone delivery. In the latest, researchers tested drone delivery of human kidney to see i
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Marijuana may not affect kidney transplant outcomes
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Turns out, the usage of marijuana by kidney donors has no measurable effect on the outcome of kidney transplants for donors or recipients.
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No, a high-protein diet is not affecting your kidney
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): A recent study has debunked the myth that high-protein diets could cause kidney damage in healthy adults.
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Doctors awaiting Oli's kidney test reports before discharge
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 2 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who has been undergoing treatment in a hospital will be discharged once doctors attending to him review his kidney test reports.
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Frailty could lower kidney failure patients’ chances of getting tr
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): According to a recent study, frailty is linked to lower likelihoods of being placed on the kidney transplant waitlist and of receiving a transplant.
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Certain treatments for diabetes may lead to kidney complications
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): According to a new research, attempts to normalize blood pressure and cholesterol may have negative long-term effects on kidney health in adults with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
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