Using AI to determine kidney disease damage
Researchers have utilised artificial Intelligence (AI) to help determine the extent of the damage caused by chronic kidney disease in patients. A team of researchers from Boston University school of...
View ArticleKidney disease rates high in diabetic adults, study finds
Diabetes is linked to high rates of kidney disease in adults, the results of a recent study have demonstrated. Academics from the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) and clinicians at...
View ArticleForxiga could transform treatment for chronic kidney disease
AstraZeneca’s Forxiga has been recommended for approval in the European Union for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in adults with and without Type 2 diabetes. The Committee for Medicinal...
View ArticleArtificial pancreas trialled in Type 2 diabetes patients
An artificial pancreas, managed with an app, has been trialled for the first time in people with Type 2 diabetes requiring kidney dialysis. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Inselspital...
View ArticleImportant discussion on the ability to treat chronic kidney disease
Helen Yeh, Vice President of the CVRM Therapy Area, BioPharmaceuticals Medical, at AstraZeneca speaks to Health Europa about the burden and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Chronic kidney...
View Article£1 million awarded to enhance IgA nephropathy kidney disease research
UK researchers have been provided with a substantial £1 million in funding to advance research into IgA nephropathy, a type of incurable chronic kidney disease. The funding comes on March 10, 2022,...
View ArticleAngina medicine could be used as a kidney disease treatment
An existing angina medicine could be used as a kidney disease treatment, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh. Researchers have found that medicines typically used to treat...
View ArticleKidney health is key to surviving malaria
Researchers have revealed how maintaining good kidney health can stop dangerous parasites from entering the body and weakening the immune system. A research team from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência...
View ArticleThe albumin-to-creatinine ratio: shining a light on early kidney disease
Abbott outlines how albumin-to-creatinine ratio measurement can be leveraged to address the increasing global burden of kidney disease. Albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) is known to be the earliest...
View ArticleImproving care and awareness of kidney diseases
Raymond Vanholder and Eveline Scheres from the European Kidney Health Alliance highlight where further efforts are needed to improve the prevention and care of kidney diseases. EKHA is a Brussels-based...
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