Antibiotics: Single largest class of drugs causing liver injury Dec 1, 2008
The Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and was established in 2003 and will operate through 2013. It consists of eight clinical centers, one data coordinating center and NIDDK investigators. (EurekAlert!)
Eating Fish May Prevent Kidney Decline in Diabetics Nov 29, 2008
Although diabetics are advised to limit dietary protein to delay the progression of kidney disease, recent observations suggest that the benefit to the kidneys may have to do with "the protein source rather than quantity," the investigators note in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases ... SOURCE: American Journal of Kidney Diseases, November 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Master gene plays key role in blood sugar levels Nov 28, 2008
Funding for this research came from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institutes of Health and the Welch Foundation of Houston. When the embargo lifts, the full article can be found at. (EurekAlert!)
Universal Mechanism Of Aging Found? Nov 27, 2008
Recent findings by Chu-Xia Deng of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, has also found that mice that lack sirtuin are susceptible to DNA damage and cancer, reinforcing Sinclair's and Oberdoerffer's data. This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, and the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research. (Science Daily)
High medication costs hard to swallow Nov 27, 2008
2 million Americans age 60 and older, and Alzheimer s disease could affect 16 million people by 2050, according to PhRMA. Other chronic conditions include depression, Parkinson s disease, prostate disease, bladder and kidney diseases. But while they await these new medications, some seniors, especially those on fixed incomes, are finding the economic downturn, soaring energy costs and rising drug costs have made treating their health conditions more challenging than ever. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Bone Finding May Point To Hope for Osteoporosis Nov 27, 2008
Dr. Ronald N. Margolis, senior adviser for molecular endocrinology at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, said: I was astonished. My jaw was dropping. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Study compares strategies for BK virus nephropathy Nov 27, 2008
ASN is a not-for-profit organization of 11,000 physicians and scientists dedicated to the study of nephrology and committed to providing a forum for the promulgation of information regarding the latest research and clinical findings on kidney diseases. ASN publishes the JASN, the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), and the Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP). (EurekAlert!)
New Diabetes Treatment? New Source Of Insulin-producing Cells Identified Nov 26, 2008
This study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Diabetes Wellness Foundation as well as a number of private donors. Others participating in the research included: Akari Inada, Cameron Nienaber, Hitoshi Katsuta, Jared Levine, Rita Morita and Arun Sharma, all of Joslin, and Yoshio Fujitani of Vanderbilt University. (Science Daily)
One seventh Bangladeshis suffer from kidney disease Nov 26, 2008
DHAKA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- One in every seven people in Bangladesh has been suffering from kidney diseases and 40,000 die of longtime kidney failures annually, leading English newspaper The Daily Star reported Wednesday. Experts told a convention and scientific seminar here on Tuesday that about 20 million people are now somehow suffering from kidney ailments which was about 10 million 10 years ago, the newspaper said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Alcoholism and the Coming Social Crisis in Ghana Nov 24, 2008
Those unable to afford the expensive treatment for kidney diseases may eventually die, leaving behind single-parent families to fend for themselves. To the degree that single- parent families are more likely to be poor, this too undermines any national efforts at poverty reduction. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New Equation Provides More Accurate Estimates Of Kidney Function Nov 20, 2008
The CKD-EPI collaboration was funded by research grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health. The study abstract, "A New Equation to Estimate GFR from Serum Creatinine: Improved Accuracy and Updated Estimates of Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States," (F-FC160) will be presented as part of a Free Communications session on the topic of "Effects of Traditional and Nontraditional Risk Factors on Cardiovascular... (Science Daily)
Hawaii liver research center gets grant Nov 15, 2008
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded the grant to the Liver Center and the University of Michigan for hepatitis B clinical research. Hawaii s diverse ethnic population and immigration rate provide us the opportunity to add critical data not readily available to our mainland study partner, the University of Michigan, said Dr. Naoky Tsai, director of the Liver Center, in a statement. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Milk scandal Nov 14, 2008
15 Oct: Nearly 6,000 infants remain in hospital across China for kidney diseases. Six are in a serious condition. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Dalmatian Bladder Stones Caused By Gene That Regulates Uric Acid In Humans Nov 14, 2008
The study was supported, in part, by a fellowship from the Morris Animal Foundation and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Genetic Blueprint Revealed For Kidney Design And Formation Nov 13, 2008
Part of an international consortium sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a research team led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center reports the creation of a detailed genome-based atlas for understanding healthy and abnormal kidney development and disease. Published in the Nov. 11 Developmental Cell and featured on the journal's cover, the research provides a molecular genetic map detailing "gene expression analysis of all the major... (Science Daily)
Scientists Map Molecular Regulation Of Fat-cell Genetics Nov 11, 2008
The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases and the National Cancer Institute provided funding for this research. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Overnight Dialysis Saves Lives: Study Nov 9, 2008
Most patients who undergo dialysis do so on a thrice weekly schedule for between three to five hours per treatment, according to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. For the new study, Ok and his colleagues tracked 224 Turkish dialysis patients -- average age, 45 -- who were switched from conventional dialysis to a routine of three nights a week, eight hours per session at a dialysis center. (Forbes)
Phila. organization wins $7.6M NIH grant Nov 5, 2008
The organization said the grant was awarded through five NIH institutes: the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Reader Comments. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks Nov 5, 2008
The study was published in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Adler and her colleagues suggested the "unique nutrient composition of fish" may benefit kidney function by enhancing blood glucose control and improving plasma lipid profiles. (MEDLINEplus)
Diabetes Patients: Fish May Help Kidneys Nov 5, 2008
The study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, shows that fish consumption lowers abnormal levels of protein in the urine in people with diabetes. Abnormal amounts of protein appear in the urine when the kidneys are damaged; it's a key indicator of kidney disease. (WebMD)
Easting fish cuts diabetic kidney disease Nov 4, 2008
The study was published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (United Press International)
Diabetes Medication May Be Linked To Lower Risk Of Death From Cardiovascular Disease Nov 4, 2008
This study was also supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Editorial: Innovative Approaches Needed to Ensure Safety of Diabetes Medications. (Science Daily)
Eating fish twice a week may help diabetes patients Nov 4, 2008
In the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, British researchers analyzed the records of more than 22,300 middle-aged and older English men and women who were part of a large European cancer study. They wanted to examine the effect of eating fish on kidney disease. (USA Today -- News)
Previously unknown immune cell may help those with Crohn's and colitis Nov 4, 2008
Funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases supported this research. Washington University School of Medicine's 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals. (EurekAlert!)
2,390 Chinese infants still in hospital over milk scandal Oct 30, 2008
BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Health said Wednesday that 2,390 infants nationwide were still receiving hospital treatment for kidney diseases caused by tainted powdered milk. One was in a serious condition, the ministry said. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting Oct 28, 2008
Weight cycling can refer to a small weight loss and regain of 5 to 10 pounds, or a large cycle of 50 pounds or more, according to the Weight-control Information Network, a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. And at least some of the studies suggesting that repeatedly losing and gaining weight poses health risks fail to separate intentional weight loss from unintentional weight loss, one expert maintained. (MEDLINEplus)
Green neighborhoods may reduce childhood obesity Oct 28, 2008
The results of the study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, is published in "Neighborhood Greenness and 2-Year Changes in Body Mass Index of Children and Youth" by Janice F. Bell, PhD, MPH, Jeffrey S. Wilson, PhD, and Gilbert C. Liu, MD, MS. The commentary is "Decrease in Activity From Childhood to Adolescence: Potential Causes and Consequences" by Nicholas J. Wareham, MBBS, PhD, Kirsten Corder, PhD,... (EurekAlert!)
Neighborhood greenness has long term positive impact on kids' health Oct 28, 2008
The study was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. . (EurekAlert!)
All tainted dairy products destroyed in core province of milk scandal Oct 25, 2008
More than 3,000 infants nationwide were still receiving hospital treatment for kidney diseases caused by tainted powdered milk, three were in serious condition, China's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday on its website. Editor: Yao. (Xinhua)
County Schedules Flu Shot Clinics Oct 25, 2008
Adults with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, asthma, heart disease, kidney diseases, severe anemia, cancer and weakened immune systems due to immunosuppressive medications or HIV. Adults and children who have any condition (e. (KGET 17)
Cleburne County providing free flu shots November 6 at 7 a.m. Oct 23, 2008
Adults and children with chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes), kidney diseases, blood disorders (such as sickle cell anemia), or weakened immune systems, including persons with HIV/AIDS. Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. (Heber Springs Sun-Times, AR)
Major Chinese dairy producers say sales recovering Oct 17, 2008
The Ministry of Health said Wednesday 5,824 infants were still receiving treatment in hospital nationwide for kidney diseases caused by tainted powdered milk, and six of them are in serious conditions. Editor: Mu Xuequan. (Xinhuanet, China)
On the trail of a targeted therapy for blood cancers Oct 11, 2008
Co-authors of the study, which was funded by the IU School of Medicine, Riley Children's Foundation and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, are David L. Waning Ph. D., who is the study's first author, Binghui Li M.D., Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Chronic Kidney Disease Increased Sharply In The United States In Past Decade Oct 10, 2008
The USRDS is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Kidney Decline Linked to Cognitive Impairment Oct 3, 2008
Barzilay, a physician with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia in Tucker, and his colleagues report their findings in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases ... SOURCE: American Journal of Kidney Diseases, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
People With Type 2 Diabetes Can Put Fatty Livers On A Diet With Moderate Exercise Sep 25, 2008
Funding for the study was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with additional assistance from the Johns Hopkins Bayview Institute for Clinical Translational Research, also funded by the NIH. Besides Stewart, other Johns Hopkins researchers who took part in this study were Susanne Bonekamp, D.V.M., Ph. D.; Bethany Barone, S.C.M.; Anita Bacher, M.S.N., M.P.H.; Kristina Potrekus, M.A.; John Moxley, M.A.;... (Science Daily)
High BP takes big toll on small filtering units of kidney Sep 21, 2008
The kidneys filter about 200 quarts of plasma daily, eliminating about two quarts of waste product and extra water as urine, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. But the complete physiology remains a mystery. (Hindu)
How Often To Screen For Colon Cancer? Study Finds 5-year Risk Extremely Low Sep 19, 2008
How Often To Screen For Colon Cancer. Study Finds 5-year Risk Extremely Low. (Science Daily)
Cabinet abolishes regulation on inspection exemptions for food Sep 19, 2008
A doctor gives medical examination to a child with kidney diseases at the Gansu Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong). (Xinhuanet, China)
Newly found gene variants account for kidney diseases among African-Americans Sep 15, 2008
For the first time, researchers have identified variations in a single gene that are strongly associated with kidney diseases disproportionately affecting African-Americans ... The researchers studied nondiabetic kidney diseases that can lead to chronic kidney disease and, in severe cases, to kidney failure requiring long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant. (EurekAlert!)
Dance To The Music: Learning And Exercising At YMCA Can Prevent Diabetes, New Study Says Sep 12, 2008
Support for this study was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the IU School of Medicine and the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis. Dr. Ackermann is the deputy director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR), an innovative think tank at the IU School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. (Science Daily)
Gaining A Better Understanding Of Kidney Diseases Sep 9, 2008
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospitals and other research institutes have published this model of investigating severe kidney diseases in the latest issue of Nature medicine ... To find out whether it is possible to study the development of kidney diseases in the genetically modified (transgenic) animals, the investigators stimulated the production of c-Myc in the renal tissue of the mice. (Science Daily)
Therapy Curbs Insomnia in Dialysis Patients Sep 3, 2008
After 4 weeks, there was an "impressive" trend toward improvement in sleep based on standard tests, although the results were not statistically significant, the team reports in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases ... SOURCE: American Journal of Kidney Diseases, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Diabetes increases risk of kidney disease Aug 31, 2008
The economic burden resulting there from and the rise in lifestyle diseases such as cardio-vascular diseases and kidney diseases are anybodys guess. Lets take the linkage between diabetes and kidney diseases ... In fact, in a diabetes control and complications trial supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), researchers found a 50% decrease in both development and progression of early diabetic kidney disease in participants who followed an... (Economic Times)
Nuts, popcorn not source of colon ills, study says Aug 27, 2008
In the United States, about 10 percent of the population over age 40 has the condition and, by age 60, about half of the population is affected, according to the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Many have no symptoms but 10 to 25 percent of those with diverticulosis can have attacks of diverticulitis caused by inflammation in the pouches. (Boston Globe)
Terminally Ill Rodents With Type 1 Diabetes Restored To Full Health With Single Dose Of Leptin Aug 27, 2008
The work was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat Aug 22, 2008
The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has more about. SOURCE: Joslin Diabetes Center, news release, Aug. 20, 2008. (Washington Post)
Nine-year-old Kye Loveless Tackles Diseases With Bravery And Resolve Aug 20, 2008
This is the life of nine-year-old Kyeriel Loveless, a spirited, talkative, beautiful young girl who was diagnosed with three different kidney diseases this past Father's Day. "During this whole time we were supposed to move out of our apartment on South Hill," said Kye's mom, Leeonne Loveless. (Ithaca Times, NY)
6 people on diabetes drug fall ill; 2 die Aug 19, 2008
The illness affects about 80,000 people a year and can be life-threatening, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Bloomberg News contributed to this report. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Patient trial for wonder drug FT-11 Aug 18, 2008
The drug, called FT-11, could be used to treat the spread of fibrosis - the irreversible scarring of vital organs - which makes heart, liver and kidney diseases fatal. Trials so far on laboratory rats have proved very successful. (The Australian)
Pre-Diabetes Treatment Helps Preven... Aug 13, 2008
Approximately 57 million American adults had pre-diabetes in 2007, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) ... "National Diabetes Statistics", 2007, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ... National Diabetes Statistics , 2007, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (Suite101.com)
Losing Weight Soon After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Doubles Positive Outcomes Aug 13, 2008
This study was supported by a grant from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Study authors include: Adrianne C. Feldstein, MD, MS; Gregory A. Nichols, Ph. (Science Daily)
Costly fuel, essential care: High gas prices burden dialysis patients who live in rural areas - Sunday, August 10, 2008 Aug 10, 2008
While dialysis services are readily available, they are not located in close proximity to many patients' homes, explained Meg Eddy, a Missoula nephrologist meaning she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases. More than 26 million people in the United States have some form of kidney disease, and approximately 400,000 are living with kidney failure. (Missoulian, MT)
More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat Aug 10, 2008
Heart, lung and kidney diseases, as well as any illness that causes general weakness or fever. High blood pressure or other conditions that require dietary changes. (Health-Finder)
2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers Aug 9, 2008
Finding could improve early detection of breast, thyroid and kidney diseases, researchers say. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Targeted drug therapy found effective in patients with common form of immune-mediated kidney disease Aug 6, 2008
Membranous nephropathy (also known as membranous glomerulopathy) is one of the most common immune-mediated kidney diseases, and is thought to be caused by autoimmune reactions against the kidney. The disease, which is characterized by the loss of large amounts of protein in the urine, leads to impaired kidney function that may ultimately require dialysis or renal transplantation. (EurekAlert!)
Vitamin C injections slow cancer in mice: study Aug 5, 2008
"When you eat foods containing more than 200 milligrams of vitamin C a day -- for example, two oranges and a serving of broccoli -- your body prevents blood levels of ascorbate from exceeding a narrow range," said Mark Levine, the study's lead author and chief of the Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Statins May Protect Against Memory Loss Jul 31, 2008
The research is funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the NIH, and the American Health Assistance Foundation. Co-authors include Caryn Cramer and Sandro Galea of the U-M SPH Department of Epidemiology, Kenneth Langa of the U-M Division of General and Internal Medicine and U-M Institute for Social Research and John Kalbfleisch of U-M SPH Department of Biostatistics. (Science Daily)
Obesity predisposition traced to the brain's reward system Jul 30, 2008
This research was funded by grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, both institutes of the National Institutes of Health, and the Smith Family Awards for Excellence in Biomedical Research. The work was conducted in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Tufts Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR). (EurekAlert!)
Insulin-producing Cells Can Give Rise To Stem-like Cells In-vitro Jul 23, 2008
He holds the A.G. Thompson Chair in Surgical Research at the MUHC, and also is an investigator in the Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Kidney Diseases Axis of the Research Institute of the MUHC.. This study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Stem Cell Network of Canada. (Science Daily)
Dodgy online trader admits to big fib Jul 23, 2008
" He blamed this on the medication he took for his bowel cancer, brain tumour and congenital kidney diseases. Mr Gotobed has agreed to refund Mrs Doody her money. "The cross itself and the cord are genuine items. It's just the provenance of it that was wonky. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Seven-year-old uses party to help raise funds Jul 23, 2008
Thomas asked his guests not to bring presents, but instead to bring donations to benefit the NephCure foundation, an organization devoted to supporting research for two rare and debilitating kidney diseases called nephrotic syndrome and FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis). Thomas mother Michelle Joyce said his little brother James, 4, brought home a flyer earlier from Steeple School in Marshfield earlier in the year about Emma Jane Raftery, a girl at his school with FSGS. Emma s family was... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
UCLA researchers clarify function of glucose transport molecule Jul 4, 2008
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the American Heart Association helped support the study. Coauthors included Salem Faham, Akira Watanabe, Gabriel Mercado Besserer, Bruce Hirayama of the UCLA Department of Physiology; Duilio Cascio of the UCLA Institute of Genomics and Proteomics; and Alexandre Specht of Universit Louis Pasteur. (EurekAlert!)
Fatty Liver Disease May Raise Heart Disease Risk In Overweight, Obese Kids Jul 2, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 1, 2008) A fatty liver disease that is not well-known in overweight and obese children may be a precursor of cardiovascular disease, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers performed a case-controlled study of 150 overweight children with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and 150 overweight children without NAFLD. Participants were well matched in age (average 12. (Science Daily)
Small protein may have big role in making more bone and less fat Jul 2, 2008
5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is enabling Dr. Shi to further test his hypothesis about how GILZ represses PPAR2 and to see if GILZ over-expression in mice reduces PPAR2 expression and consequently increases bone and decreases fat. A long-term goal is to understand exactly how PPAR2 controls fat and bone production. (EurekAlert!)
