Promising kidney disease cure to undergo first human trial in Australia
Canberra: A drug that successfully prevented kidney disease in diabetic mice is set to undergo its first human trial in Australia.
Aug 23, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
Study says a steroid used to treat kidney ailments has adverse effects
Methylprednisolone is also used to treat conditions like skin diseases, rheumatic disorders, allergies, asthma among others.
Aug 06, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
Diabetes drug may help reduce risk of heart, kidney disease
Type 2 diabetes which affects around 450 million people worldwide also increases the risks of stroke and heart attack.
Jun 13, 2017, 23:47 PM IST
Prevent yourself from chronic kidney disease
Besides performing life sustaining function of removing the waste products and regulating the amount of water and chemicals in the body, kidneys perform the important function of maintaining normal blood pressure, produce a hormone called erythropoietin which helps in formation of red blood cells and activate vitamin D which helps in making our bones strong.
Mar 21, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
World Kidney Day: What you can do to prevent kidney disease, obesity
There are many factors that can increase an individual's risk of chronic kidney disease.
Mar 09, 2017, 09:38 AM IST
Most chronic kidney disease patients in India suffer from obesity
The study funded by the Union government's Department of Biotechnology has been enrolling patients in nine hospitals across the country.
Mar 08, 2017, 23:07 PM IST
Hyderabad: This man has three kidney transplants in over 20 years
Beating all odds, a 52-year-old man from Hyderabad underwent three kidney transplantations, which is a rare case in the country.
Mar 07, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Chronic kidney disease: What you should not forget
The most common causes of kidney disease are high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, high cholesterol.
Mar 06, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
Anti-ageing hormone 'Klotho' could prevent kidney disease in diabetics
The new research suggests Klotho may play a significant role in the development of kidney disease, which is often prevalent in patients with diabetes.
Feb 13, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
Implantable artificial kidney to end dialysis by end of decade?
The device being engineered in the US will go through a series of safety and efficacy trials on hundreds of patients in that country before it is approved by the FDA.
Jan 27, 2017, 11:57 AM IST
Kidney disease: Here's why too much phosphorous is bad for you
Excess phosphorous in human body can cause chronic kindey diseases, including hyperphosphatemia - in which phosphate levels shoot up abnormally high.
Jan 26, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Kidney failure patients on dialysis at risk of early death
The study found that these patients tended to have a denser clot structure than individuals without kidney disease.
Jan 07, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj's kidney transplant: Useful tips for a healthy recovery
Here are a few tips every kidney transplant recipient should follow for a healthy recovery as well as to live a healthful life post transplant.
Dec 10, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Kidney transplant: Who can have it? Procedure, risks and complications!
Here are some facts you need to know about kidney transplantation or renal transplantation.
Dec 08, 2016, 14:35 PM IST
Signs your child has chronic kidney disease!
he kidneys acts as the filter removing waste products from the body through urine and returing cleaned blood back to the body.
Nov 24, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Here comes an alternative for dialysis – Bioartificial kidney
"The strategies and methods of this work could be relevant to the development of other bioartificial organs, such as a bioartificial liver or bioartificial pancreas, and organs on chips -- such as a kidney on chip, a lung on chip, or a liver on chip," said Dimitrios Stamatialis, from the University of Twente in the Netherlands.
Nov 20, 2016, 13:51 PM IST
Scientists find process by which APOL1 gene aids kidney disease
According to a paper publishedin the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, a Children`s National Health System research team has come up with a novel process by which the gene APOL1 contributes to kidney disease.
Nov 19, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
Kidney failure: Know these conditions and factors that increase your risk!
Kidney failure, also called renal failure, is a condition in which the kidneys become unable to remove or filter metabolic wastes from the blood.
Nov 16, 2016, 11:15 AM IST
Diabetes mellitus: Reasons why diabetic complications are much more dangerous and deadly!
Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, is a chronic condition in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high.
Nov 11, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Delhi doctors remove massive 7kg tumour from woman's kidney
The surgery on the 35-year-old woman lasted for 6 hours and the doctors also managed to save the organ.
Nov 07, 2016, 17:21 PM IST
