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    UTHSC nabs grants totaling $1.1M  Jan 6, 2009
    The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded a new, $330,309 grant to Anjaparavanda P. Naren, an associate professor in the Department of Physiology, for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. Department of Pharmacology professor Suleiman W. Bahouth was awarded $367,500 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for his research in heart and vascular disease. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)

    New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified, researchers report in Nature Genetics  Jan 5, 2009
    The study's authors represent the IBD Genetics Consortium, which is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition to the University of Pittsburgh, the NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium's member institutions include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Universit de Montral and the Montreal Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and... (EurekAlert!)

    Common Treatment For Chronic Prostatitis Fails To Reduce Symptoms, Study Shows  Dec 30, 2008
    28, 2008) Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this drug, according to a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). See also. (Science Daily)

    Increasing Physical Activity And Limiting Television May Lead To Reduction In Type 2 Diabetes  Dec 22, 2008
    This work was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    2008 Aesculapius Award Recipients Announced  Dec 19, 2008
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (PR Newswire)

    Common Chronic Prostatitis Treatment Doesnt Work  Dec 19, 2008
    Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this drug, according to a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study is to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Newsmax)

    F.D.A. Commissioner and Other Top Health Officials Plan to Step Down  Dec 17, 2008
    Several people with knowledge of the situation said top candidates for the director of the health institutes include Dr. Collins as well as directors of other institutes, including Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Dr. Griffin P. Rogers of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Dr. Fauci has twice declined the job of director of the health... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces The Virus But Liver Damage Continues  Dec 16, 2008
    "The results from HALT- C show without question that maintenance therapy with peginterferon does not prevent progression of liver disease among patients who have failed prior treatments," said James Everhart, M.D., project scientist for HALT-C in the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the principal sponsor of HALT-C at NIH. "These findings heighten the incentive to develop more effective drugs for patients with... (Science Daily)

    Surviving the season of office plenty  Dec 16, 2008
    But the average weight gain is actually one pound during the holiday season, according to a 2000 study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The downside is that extra pound isn't lost during the year, the study found. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Church effort sharply increases first-time African-American blood donors  Dec 16, 2008
    This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 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!)

    Visual Problems Common in Elderly Dialysis Patients  Dec 10, 2008
    The study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, included 159 dialysis patients, 65 years or older, who were evaluated for visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and depth perception ... SOURCE: American Journal of Kidney Diseases, December 2008. (MEDLINEplus)

    Interferon As Long-term Treatment For Hepatitis C Not Effective  Dec 9, 2008
    Also involved in the study were researchers from Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; University of Colorado School of Medicine; University of Southern California; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; University of Michigan Medical Center; University of Connecticut Health Center; University of California, Irvine, and VA Long Beach Healthcare System; and University of Washington. The study was funded by the... (Science Daily)

    What Makes The Heart 'Tick-tock'  Dec 9, 2008
    The researchers include Ningning Wang, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Guangrui Yang, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Zhanjun Jia, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Hui Zhang, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Toshinori Aoyagi, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical... (Science Daily)

    New Genetic Target For Sickle Cell Disease Therapy Found  Dec 6, 2008
    The study was conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and supported by the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body's tissues. (Science Daily)

    How to Avoid Overeating during Holi...  Dec 5, 2008
    And according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the cumulative effects of yearly weight gain during the fall and winter can lead to substantial increase in body weight that frequently occurs in adults. Not eating is definitely not a solution. (Suite101.com)

    Genetic Screening No Better Than Traditional Risk Factors For Predicting Type 2 Diabetes  Dec 5, 2008
    The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and by grants from the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Center for Research Resources. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)

    Extended Drug Therapy for Hepatitis Is Challenged  Dec 4, 2008
    The new study, conducted at multiple medical centers and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, followed 1,050 patients with advanced liver disease who had failed to respond to initial treatment for three and a half years. Most of the subjects were men, and their mean age was 51. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Prolonged Therapy of Advanced Chronic Hepatitis C with Low-Dose Peginterferon  Dec 4, 2008
    From Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis (A.M.D.); the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond (M.L.S.); the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver (G.T.E.); the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (K.L.L.); the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD (J.E.E., E.C.W., M.G.G.); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (W.M.L.); the University of Michigan... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Molecular Partnership Controls Daily Rhythms, Body Metabolism  Dec 3, 2008
    The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases provided funding for this research. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)

    Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease  Dec 2, 2008
    15, 2008) For the first time, researchers have identified variations in a single gene that are strongly associated with kidney diseases disproportionately affecting. (Apr. (Science Daily)

    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!)

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