Mediterranean Diet May Protect Kidneys in Diabetes
Researchers studied whether the Mediterranean diet could protect kidneys in mice with type 2 diabetes and obesity. They compared three groups: mice eating a …
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Eating Healthier May Protect Diabetics' Kidneys
Researchers studied over 4,000 people with type 2 diabetes to see if eating a healthier diet could protect their kidneys from damage. They used a scoring …
Read MoreHand and Face Transplants May Harm Kidney Function Over Time
When people receive transplanted hands or faces, they need to take strong medicines to prevent their body from rejecting the new tissue. A new study found that …
Read MoreA Protein That Damages Kidneys During High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure damages kidneys in ways scientists don't fully understand. Researchers studied a protein called CCL2 that appears to play a harmful role in …
Read MoreVitamin C in Food May Help Protect Kidneys in Older Adults
Researchers studied over 6,500 people aged 60 and older to see if eating foods rich in vitamin C could help prevent kidney disease. They found that people who …
Read MoreSpecial Meat Meals Help Kidney Patients Stay Healthier
Kidney disease patients on dialysis often struggle with dangerous mineral imbalances in their blood. Researchers tested whether eating specially prepared …
Read MoreHeart Stent Patients on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk
Researchers at Mayo Clinic studied over 15,000 patients who received heart stents to open blocked arteries, comparing those with healthy kidneys to those on …
Read MoreCustom Diet Plans Based on Your Body's Unique Needs
Scientists created a new computer method to design personalized eating plans tailored to each person's body. Instead of giving everyone the same nutrition …
Read MoreWhy Men and Women Handle Potassium Differently
Scientists have discovered that men and women's bodies handle potassium—a mineral your body needs to work properly—in different ways. Women tend to have too …
Read MoreHealthy Lifestyle Choices May Protect Diabetics From Serious Complications
Researchers followed over 5,600 people with type 2 diabetes for more than 11 years to see how lifestyle choices affected their health. They created a score …
Read MoreRare Heart Problem Found in Young Kidney Patient on Dialysis
Doctors discovered an unusual case of a 24-year-old man whose heart developed calcium deposits while receiving kidney dialysis treatment. These calcium …
Read MoreHow Your Kidneys Use Amino Acids and Why It Matters
Your kidneys do more than filter waste—they also manage special proteins called amino acids that your body needs to stay healthy. When kidneys get sick from …
Read MoreEating Less Salt Really Does Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers looked at 43 different studies involving nearly 1,800 people to understand how much salt affects blood pressure. They found that cutting back on …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Slow Kidney Disease? New Study Has Mixed Results
Researchers combined results from 9 major studies involving nearly 24,000 people to see if taking folic acid and B vitamins could help people with kidney …
Read MoreHow Kidney Dialysis Centers Can Cut Their Carbon Footprint
Kidney dialysis is a life-saving treatment, but it creates a lot of pollution. Researchers in Germany created a website tool to measure how much carbon …
Read MoreMagnesium and Vitamin D Team Up to Protect Your Kidneys
Researchers studied over 12,000 Americans to understand how two important nutrients—magnesium and vitamin D—work together to protect kidney health. They found …
Read MoreBlood Sugar Control Matters for Dialysis Patients with Diabetes
Researchers in Turkey studied over 5,000 patients on kidney dialysis who also have diabetes to understand how well they control their blood sugar and what …
Read MoreHidden Gluten Problem May Trigger Kidney Disease Flare-Ups in Kids
Researchers discovered that children with a rare kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome are more likely to have celiac disease—a condition where the body …
Read MoreHigh-Phosphate Diets May Damage Heart and Kidney Health
Researchers studied how eating a Western-style diet high in phosphate (a mineral found in processed foods and animal products) affects kidney and heart health. …
Read MorePlant Protein May Help Kidneys Differently at Each Disease Stage
Researchers studied over 16,000 people to understand how much plant-based protein helps people with kidney disease. They found that the best amount of plant …
Read MoreLow-Carb Diet May Help Protect Kidneys in Diabetic Patients
Researchers studied whether a ketogenic diet (a low-carb, high-fat eating plan) could help protect the kidneys of people with diabetes. They looked at data …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Minerals: New Discovery About FGF23
Scientists discovered how a protein called FGF23 works in your kidneys to control important minerals like phosphate and vitamin D. Using advanced microscopy, …
Read MoreNew Ways to Help Your Body Handle Vitamin D When Kidneys Aren't Working Well
When your kidneys aren't working properly, your body struggles to control vitamin D levels, which can cause serious health problems. Doctors have been using …
Read MoreChinese Herbal Paste May Help Dialysis Patients Build Muscle
Researchers tested a traditional Chinese herbal mixture called Shen-Qi Paste on dialysis patients who were losing muscle mass. In a 12-week study with 117 …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Dialysis Patients Need Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Researchers studied what 54 kidney dialysis patients were eating and found that most of them (83%) were consuming foods that increase inflammation in their …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Vitamin D: A Key Protein That Keeps Levels in Balance
Scientists have discovered that a protein called CYP24A1 acts like an "off switch" for vitamin D in your body. This protein breaks down active vitamin D into …
Read MoreNew Way to Treat Kidney Disease: Fixing How Your Body Uses Tryptophan
Scientists are discovering that kidney disease doesn't just affect your kidneys—it also messes up how your body processes a nutrient called tryptophan. When …
Read MoreVitamin D Didn't Help Kidney Patients in Critical Care
Researchers tested whether special forms of vitamin D could protect the kidneys of very sick hospital patients. They gave 150 critically ill adults either two …
Read MoreRare Genetic Disorder Found: New Mutation Discovered in Young Woman
Doctors discovered a new genetic mutation in a 19-year-old girl that causes a rare condition called Fanconi-Bickel syndrome. This condition affects how the …
Read MoreWhy High Phosphate Foods May Harm Blood Vessels in Kidney Disease
Researchers discovered that eating too much phosphate while getting too little protein can cause dangerous calcium buildup in blood vessels of people with …
Read MoreHow Fat Cells Go Wrong in Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists have discovered that people with type 2 diabetes have problems with how their bodies store and use fat at the cellular level. Inside our cells, tiny …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Kidney Dialysis Patients Stay Stronger
Researchers studied 81 people receiving kidney dialysis treatment in Toronto to understand how vitamin D affects muscle strength. They found that people with …
Read MoreCommon HIV Drugs May Help Prevent Dangerous Artery Hardening
Researchers discovered that a specific genetic element called LINE1 plays a major role in causing arteries to harden and calcify, a serious condition that …
Read MoreWhy Older Adults Get Tired Blood More Often
Researchers in India studied 355 patients with low red blood cell counts to understand a specific type of anemia linked to long-term diseases. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Kids on Kidney Dialysis Get Bone and Muscle Pain
Children who receive hemodialysis (a treatment that cleans their blood when their kidneys don't work) often experience bone and muscle pain. Researchers …
Read MoreNew Nano-Particles Could Help Kidneys Recover From Injury
Researchers created tiny particles smaller than cells that can deliver medicine directly to damaged kidney cells. These special particles use a vitamin-like …
Read MoreNew Compound May Stop Hardening of Blood Vessels
Scientists discovered that a natural compound called Alamandine may prevent blood vessels from becoming hard and calcified, a serious problem for people with …
Read MoreWhen You Eat Matters: Meal Timing Linked to Kidney Health
Researchers studied over 116,000 Americans to understand how eating patterns affect kidney health. They found that people who eat within a shorter time window …
Read MoreBlood Tests That Could Help Spot Muscle Loss in Kidney Patients
People with kidney disease who use peritoneal dialysis (a type of home kidney treatment) often experience muscle loss, a condition called sarcopenia. This can …
Read MoreEven Small Exercise Habits Help People With Type 2 Diabetes
A large study of over 119,000 Americans with type 2 diabetes found that people don't need to be perfect with exercise and healthy eating to feel better and …
Read MoreHow Kidney Care and Plant-Based Eating Help Save the Planet
A new research article explores how healthcare and our food choices affect both human health and the environment. The study highlights that kidney disease is …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Disease in Diabetes Lowers a Brain-Protecting Protein
Researchers discovered that people with type 2 diabetes who develop kidney problems have much lower levels of a special protein called BDNF that helps protect …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Kidneys Recover from Severe Infections
When someone has a severe infection (sepsis), their kidneys can fail, which is very dangerous. Scientists discovered that vitamin D might protect kidneys by …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise Against Organ Scarring and Metabolism Problems
Researchers created a new experimental drug called MHY5396 that works by activating two different pathways in the body that help control inflammation and fat …
Read MoreVitamin D and Kidney Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 210 people to understand why some people with type 2 diabetes develop kidney problems while others don't. They found that …
Read MoreWhat Makes Life Hard for Kidney Dialysis Patients in Nepal
Researchers studied 260 people in Nepal who receive dialysis treatment for kidney disease to understand what affects their quality of life. They found that …
Read MoreNew Ways to Treat High Cholesterol When Your Kidneys Need Help
High cholesterol and kidney disease often go hand-in-hand, creating extra health risks. Doctors now have many more treatment options than they used to, …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Dialysis Patients Take So Many Medications
Researchers studied 96 patients receiving kidney dialysis treatment to understand how many medications they take and how it affects their health. They found …
Read MoreRare Kidney Problem Linked to Cystinuria Drug Treatment
Doctors are warning about a serious but uncommon side effect from a medication used to treat cystinuria, a rare inherited condition that causes kidney stones. …
Read MoreInflammatory Foods May Speed Up Heart, Kidney, and Metabolic Disease
Researchers studied over 10,000 adults to understand how eating inflammatory foods affects a condition called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which …
Read MoreWhy a Cancer Survivor Had Dangerously High Calcium Levels
A 60-year-old man who survived nasopharyngeal cancer developed dangerously high calcium levels in his blood multiple times. Doctors initially thought his …
Read MoreSpecial Amino Acids May Help Heal Pressure Sores Faster
Pressure sores are painful wounds that develop when people sit or lie in one position too long. Doctors know that good nutrition helps wounds heal, but many …
Read MoreSurgery May Help Kidney Patients Live Longer and Healthier
Researchers studied two ways to treat a serious condition that affects people with kidney disease. Some patients had surgery to remove problematic glands, …
Read MoreToxic Metals and Kidney Disease: What Your Body's Filters Need to Know
Researchers studied over 5,000 people with type 2 diabetes to understand how exposure to heavy metals like lead and cadmium might affect kidney disease risk. …
Read MoreRare Kidney Problem Emerges Years After Weight Loss Surgery
This case report describes a 76-year-old woman who developed a serious kidney condition seven years after undergoing gastric bypass surgery for weight loss. …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Protect Diabetics From Serious Complications
Researchers followed over 6,000 people with type 2 diabetes for nearly 10 years to see how their eating habits affected serious health problems. They found …
Read MoreHow Illness Changes Your Body's Vitamin D Use
When your body is sick or your organs aren't working well, it struggles to use vitamin D properly. This review looks at how different illnesses—especially …
Read MoreHow a Hormone Called Aldosterone May Damage Your Kidneys
Scientists studied how a hormone in your body called aldosterone might harm your kidneys by causing scarring. Using mice and human cells in the lab, …
Read MoreSurgery Alone May Not Fix Kidney Calcium Problems
Doctors sometimes remove the parathyroid glands to treat a serious condition called uremic tumoral calcinosis, which causes calcium to build up in the bodies …
Read MoreVitamin B3 May Help Stop Calcium Buildup in Blood Vessels
Researchers discovered that niacin, a common B vitamin also known as vitamin B3, might prevent harmful calcium deposits from forming in blood vessels. Using …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test May Predict Health Risks in People With Multiple Conditions
Researchers studied a large group of Americans to understand how well a simple blood test can predict who might have serious health problems or die from heart …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters: How Diet Affects Kidney Damage Risk
Researchers studied how different eating habits affect the body's ability to handle a harmful substance called aristolochic acid, which can contaminate food in …
Read MoreA Rare Diabetes Type Shows Different Kidney Problems Based on Diet and Age
Researchers studied a rare form of diabetes called GCK-MODY using specially bred mice to understand how diet and aging affect kidney health and fat levels in …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Cancer Patients With Kidney Problems Feel Better
Researchers studied 126 cancer patients with multiple myeloma who also had kidney problems. Half of them followed a special low-protein diet with personalized …
Read MoreNew Clue Found in Why Kidney Patients Have High Hormone Levels
Researchers studied 650 patients on kidney dialysis and found that a chemical called glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) is much higher in their blood than in healthy …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Disease Patients Break Hips More Often
Researchers looked at 35 years of medical records to understand why people with severe kidney disease have more hip fractures. They studied over 230,000 …
Read MoreLiving with an Ileostomy: What Health Problems Might You Face?
Researchers looked at 20 studies to understand what health problems people with ileostomies might develop over time. An ileostomy is a surgical opening that …
Read MoreLiving with an Ileostomy: What Health Problems Might Develop Over Time?
Researchers looked at what health problems people with ileostomies might develop over time. An ileostomy is a surgical opening that allows waste to leave the …
Read MoreExercise and Protein Help Dialysis Patients Build Stronger Muscles
Scientists looked at 89 studies involving over 6,000 dialysis patients to find the best ways to help them build muscle and stay strong. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Protect Kidneys in People with IgA Disease
Researchers followed 866 people with IgA nephropathy (a kidney disease) for over 4 years to see if vitamin D levels affected their kidney health. They found …
Read MoreBetter Blood Tests Could Help Doctors Treat Bone Problems in Kidney Disease
Scientists reviewed how blood tests can help doctors better manage bone and mineral problems that happen when kidneys don't work well. People with kidney …
Read MoreKorean Study Shows Rising Obesity Linked to More Health Problems
A large 15-year study of nearly 94,000 Koreans found that obesity rates have steadily climbed from 31.5% to 37.4%, especially among men and young adults. As …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Guidelines for People with Kidney Cysts Disease
Scientists are exploring whether a special high-fat, low-carb diet called ketogenic might help people with a genetic kidney disease called ADPKD. This disease …
Read MoreTwo Simple Diet Plans May Help Protect Your Kidneys, Study Shows
A large study of over 20 years of health data found that following two specific eating patterns - the DASH diet and avoiding inflammatory foods - may help …
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