Renal Archives - Page 9 of 71

Look AHEAD

Purpose The Look AHEAD study is a multicenter, randomized clinical trial to examine the long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention […]

Kidney failure under the microscope

Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about […]

Bed wetting in teenagers

In children, bed wetting is a relatively common problem, with as many as 20% of 5 year olds and up […]

Bed wetting treatments

Statistics show that only 34% of Australian families with a child who wets the bed seek professional help. Instead, they wait […]

Researchers develop new nanoparticle drug delivery system for bladder cancer

A team of UC Davis scientists has shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for […]

Researchers draw link between kidney stones and kidney failure

People who have had kidney stones are twice as likely to need dialysis or a kidney transplant later in life, […]

Funding provides hope for diabetic kidney disease test

Diabetic kidney disease is a severe complication of diabetes that kills around 28 – 56 million people per year worldwide. […]

A drug overdose occurs after a person consumes too much of a drug, medication or poison. Overdose can occur accidentally when a person inadvertently takes the incorrect medication or dose, or when they intentionally misuse drugs to get ‘high’ or with the intention of...

Copper’s previously unknown exit strategy

Scientists have long known that the body rids itself of excess copper and various other minerals by collecting them in […]

Treatments for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)

Available treatments for kidney cancer depend on the degree of advancement. Localised RCCs (confined to the kidney) can be cured with surgery; however, surgery for metastatic clear cell RCC cannot cure RCC but still offers some survival benefit.