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    May 13, 2016May 13, 2016

    Chronic Kidney Disease in Hot Climates Could Soar as Global Temperature Rises, Study Warns

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    University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers warn that climate changes appear to be accelerating chronic kidney disease (CKD) by increasing heat stress and dehydration. Their findings were published in the Clinical ... Read more
    May 11, 2016May 11, 2016

    Rockwell Provides Update on Calcitriol for Chronic Renal Dialysis Patients

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    Rockwell Medical, Inc., a biopharma company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with treatments for iron replacement, hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis, updated on May 4 its development ... 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
    May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

    Climate Change May be Impacting Rising Chronic Kidney Disease Rates

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    According to recent research, climate change might be influencing growing rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD), as higher temperatures cause dehydration and heat stress. The study suggesting these findings will ... Read more
    May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

    Metabolon Presents Kidney Disease Biomarker Study at National Kidney Foundation Meeting

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    At the National Kidney Foundation 2016 Spring Clinical Meetings, Metabolon presented a study identifying a small set of metabolite biomarkers of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with superior diagnostic performance over creatinine. ... Read more
    May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

    Developing Chronic Kidney Disease Is a Risk Among Prediabetes Patients, Review Finds

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    Patients with prediabetes are at a modestly increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the findings of a recent systematic review. The manuscript, “Systematic Review or Meta-analysis ... Read more
    April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

    Viewics Launches Kidney Disease Predictive Analytics Program

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    Viewics, a California-based company focused on healthcare insights that serves hospitals and healthcare systems with laboratory-driven solutions for advanced analytics, has announced the development of its Viewics CKD Management. The ... Read more
    April 27, 2016April 27, 2016

    In Kidney Disease Patients, Age Influences Impact of Hypertension, According to Researchers

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    Higher systolic blood pressure — the first number, which measures the pressure in blood vessels when the heart beats — is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with kidney disease and a ... Read more
    April 22, 2016April 26, 2016

    FibroGen Announces Positive Phase 2 Trial Results for Roxadustat, an Anemia Treatment for CKD Patients

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    FibroGen, Inc., announced the publication of positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of roxadustat, its drug candidate for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and ... Read more
    April 18, 2016April 18, 2016

    Chronic Kidney Disease May Result from Common Ulcer and Reflux Medications, Researchers Say

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    Researchers at the Missouri’s Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA St. Louis Health System and Washington University in St. Louis have demonstrated that the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors ... Read more
    April 15, 2016April 15, 2016

    Researchers Explore Link Between Kidney Disease, High Uric Acid, and Gout

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    Abnormally high levels of uric acid in the blood, known as hyperuricemia, and gout — once called the disease of kings — are linked with acute chronic kidney disease (CKD). In ... Read more
    April 12, 2016April 13, 2016

    Treating Vitamin D Deficiency in Kidney Disease with Calcifediol Looks Promising, Study Shows

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    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impairs kidney function, which often causes deficient levels of vitamin D, many times leading to secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). Vitamin D insufficiency has also been associated with increased ... Read more
    April 11, 2016April 11, 2016

    HPV Vaccine Effective in Girls with CKD, but Not in Kidney Transplant Patients, Study Finds

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    The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination presents a robust immune responses in girls and young women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis, but less ideal responses to the vaccine ... Read more
    April 8, 2016April 8, 2016

    Preventing Kidney Disease May Be Linked to Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Health

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    Good heart health may help prevent the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association titled “Relationship ... Read more
    April 6, 2016April 6, 2016

    Cardiovascular, Chronic Kidney Diseases Are Focus of $1.7M NIH Grant to UTA Researcher

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    The National Institutes of Health has granted $1.7 million to Paul Fadel, director of clinical translational science for the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the University of Texas ... Read more
    April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

    For Non-dialysis CKD Patients with Anemia, Auryxia Phase 3 Trial Reports Look Positive

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    Keryx Biopharmaceuticals recently reported positive top-line data for a pivotal 24-week Phase 3 clinical trial on its iron-based ferric citrate, an oral compound in clinical development to treat iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult patients ... Read more
    April 1, 2016April 1, 2016

    New Report on Chronic Kidney Disease in US Identifies Major Problem, Huge Healthcare Costs

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    A new report titled “US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States,” published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, assessed chronic kidney disease ... Read more
    March 30, 2016March 30, 2016

    U.K. Scientists Developing a Sodium MRI to Better Measure Kidney Health, Disease Status

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    University of Nottingham researchers, in collaboration with the Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation (CKRI) in the U.K., are developing sodium MRI as a potential, and promising, advance in scanning ... Read more
    March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

    Renal Fibrosis Reduced in Mouse Model Using Drugs That Block Wnt Secretion

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    Chronic kidney injury results in progressive scarring known as renal fibrosis. But drugs that target Wnt secretion by inhibiting Porcupine, a protein commonly targeted to treat different cancers, may be a treatment ... Read more
    March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

    Satellite’s 4th Dialysis Center Opens in Memphis’ Chickasaw Gardens

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    Satellite Healthcare recently announced the opening of its fourth dialysis center in Memphis, Tennessee: Satellite Healthcare Chickasaw Gardens, located east of downtown and west of the Memphis Zoo. University Clinical Health ... Read more

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