Posts by: Charles Moore

Charles Moore

Charles Moore has a long-proven track record in both print and digital journalism, touching on a wide range of subjects, from biotech and healthcare to politics and technology. He contributes substantial feature articles research and development for the news site, particularly pertaining to technology.

June 5, 2017

Mayo Clinic and Baxter to Partner on Therapies for Kidney Disease and Other Conditions

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The Mayo Clinic and the dialysis equipment specialist Baxter International will work together on treatments for a range of conditions, starting with kidney disease. Fourteen percent of Americans have chronic kidney disease, according ... Read more

March 24, 2017March 27, 2017

Yoga, Music, Raffles and KIDney Zone Planned for Sunday’s 2017 UCLA Kidney Health Fair

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This year’s UCLA Kidney Health Fair, sponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), takes place Sunday, March 26. It kicks off with a talk by Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, director ... Read more

November 1, 2016November 4, 2016

Kidneys Grown in Lab Helping Researchers Understand and Treat Disease in Patients

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So-called “mini-kidneys,” or kidney organoids, grown in the lab with pluripotent stem cells are providing with scientists a new way to model diseases and test drugs, including for chronic kidney ... Read more

October 10, 2016October 17, 2016

Diabetes Treatment May Also Help Patients with Kidney Disease, Analysis Suggests

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Jardiance (empagliflozin), an approved treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes, may hold therapeutic potential for those also with kidney disease, according to newly published research. A separate opinion piece questioned this ... Read more

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016

FDA Indicates Parsabiv for Kidney Disease Treatment Not Approved in Present Form

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Amgen recently released a statement regarding its receipt of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Complete Response Letter to the company’s New Drug Application for Parsabiv (etelcalcetide), a candidate for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism ... Read more

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

Fresenius Renal Therapies Unveils CLiC Device Next Generation Dialysis Treatment Monitoring Technology

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Chronic kidney disease products and services provider Fresenius Renal Therapies has unveiled the latest technological upgrade to its Crit-Line product line, the CLiC device. An estimated 2.8 million patients with ... Read more

August 6, 2015August 10, 2015

Tailored Mobile Health Technologies May May Improve Medication Safety In CKD

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Results of a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found only a five percent error rate when chronic kidney disease patients were provided ... Read more

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015

Keryx Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion For Fexeric For Treatment Of Hyperphosphatemia In Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

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New York and Boston based Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, a company focused on bringing innovative therapies for patients with renal disease to market, has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Committee ... Read more

February 25, 2015February 26, 2015

University of Geneva Researchers Discover New Mitochondrial Activity Component Previously Undetected In Mammals

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Mitochondria, the true energy power plants of cellular activity, play a vital role in energy production and in several other essential cellular processes, including lipid and amino acid metabolism, the ... Read more

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015

MitoAction hosts 4th Mitochondrial Disease Clinical Conference

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As part of its ongoing effort to improve mitochondrial disease patient care, MitoAction — a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults, and families living with mitochondrial ... Read more

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency Linked To Rare Mitochondrial Disease Found Mainly In Children

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A new international study by scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Columbia University in New York, and Rutgers, The State University of New ... Read more