June 7, 2017September 1, 2022
New CDC Infographic Shows 1 in 7 American Adults Now Have Chronic Kidney Disease
News
The number of Americans living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) might be higher than previously estimated, with new data from ... Read more
June 5, 2017
Mayo Clinic and Baxter to Partner on Therapies for Kidney Disease and Other Conditions
News
The Mayo Clinic and the dialysis equipment specialist Baxter International will work together on treatments for a range of conditions, starting with kidney ... Read more
June 2, 2017November 16, 2017
Most U.S. and European Doctors Want Therapies to Keep Diabetic Kidney Patients from Having to Go on Dialysis
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More than two-thirds of U.S. and European physicians believe there is a need for therapies to prevent kidney disease from ... Read more
May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Kidney Care Partners Applauds U.S. Bipartisan Legislation for Americans with CKD or End-stage Renal Disease
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Kidney Care Partners (KCP) welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan bill that improves and expands access to care for the more than ... Read more
May 26, 2017May 26, 2017
Resverlogix Welcomes Study Highlighting Apabetalone for CKD-Related Cardiovascular Disease
News
A new article highlights the mechanism of action of apabetalone to treat cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), reports ... Read more
May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Avacopan Named Orphan Drug in Europe for Potential to Treat C3 Glomerulopathy
News
Avacopan (CCX168) has been designated an orphan medicinal product by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of a severe kidney disease ... Read more
May 22, 2017May 22, 2017
Obesity Is an Important CKD Risk Factor in Elderly People, Study Finds
News
Higher amounts of body fat were linked to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in elderly people, a ... Read more
May 19, 2017
FDA Approves Design of Phase 2a Trial of Apabetalone for Kidney Disease Patients on Dialysis
News
U.S. regulators have approved the design of a Phase 2a clinical trial of Resverlogix’s apabetalone for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are ... Read more
May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Vifor Pharma to Provide Akebia’s Anemia Therapy Vadadustat to Group of US Dialysis Clinics
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Vifor Pharma Group has obtained exclusive rights to sell Akebia Therapeutics‘ kidney-disease-related anti-anemia treatment vadadustat (AKB-6548) to Fresenius Medical Care dialysis clinics in ... Read more
May 15, 2017
Kidney Care Provider DaVita Is Taking Part in Mental Health Awareness Effort
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The kidney care provider DaVita is joining this year’s May is Mental Health Month campaign to highlight the need for doctors to address ... Read more
May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Vitamin D Supplement’s Effects on Cardiovascular Mortality of CKD Patients Requires Further Research
News
Vitamin D supplements may reduce mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are substantially deficient in vitamin D — ... Read more
May 10, 2017
Lupus-induced Kidney Damage Explained by Expert to Mark Lupus Awareness Month
News
Lupus Awareness Month in May was established to increase public awareness and understanding of this autoimmune disease. Many people still know ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

University of Helsinki Researchers Discover Vitamin B3 Form that is Effective in Attenuating Mitochondrial Myopathy Progression

Researchers from the University of Helsinki recently found that a vitamin B3 form might be effective in attenuating the progression of mitochondrial myopathy. The study is published in the journal ... 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 24, 2015February 24, 2015

Novel Therapy for Multiple Mitochondrial Diseases Now in Clinical Trials

Friedreich's Ataxia, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, Leigh syndrome

Edison Pharmaceuticals is actively engaged in a number of phase 2 clinical trials investigating their drug candidate EPI-743 in a variety of mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases. The studies range from ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Individual Case Report Highlights Rare Acute Kidney Injury Leading To Mitochondrial Myopathy

Mitochondrial Myopathy News, News

A recent case report of a patient with acute kidney injury who was later diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy, titled “Recurrent episodic acute kidney injury as presenting manifestation of mitochondrial myopathy,” ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 23, 2015

Toxins Crossing the Placental Barrier Can Lead To Mitochondrial Toxcicity, Diseases

Mitochondrial Myopathy News, News

A recent controversial decision to legalize “three parent babies” in the United Kingdom has led researchers to believe that they may have found a solution for heading off genetically transferred Mitochondrial Diseases ... Read more

February 19, 2015

Stealth BioTherapeutics Initiates Clinical Study of Bendavia for the Treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy

Mitochondrial Myopathy News, News

Stealth BioTherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for rare, mitochondria-related diseases, recently announced the initiation of a new clinical study of Bendavia for the treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM). Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM) ... 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

News

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

New CDC Infographic Shows 1 in 7 American Adults Now Have Chronic Kidney Disease

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

Most U.S. and European Doctors Want Therapies to Keep Diabetic Kidney Patients from Having to Go on Dialysis

Kidney Care Partners Applauds U.S. Bipartisan Legislation for Americans with CKD or End-stage Renal Disease

Resverlogix Welcomes Study Highlighting Apabetalone for CKD-Related Cardiovascular Disease

Avacopan Named Orphan Drug in Europe for Potential to Treat C3 Glomerulopathy

Obesity Is an Important CKD Risk Factor in Elderly People, Study Finds

FDA Approves Design of Phase 2a Trial of Apabetalone for Kidney Disease Patients on Dialysis

Vifor Pharma to Provide Akebia’s Anemia Therapy Vadadustat to Group of US Dialysis Clinics

Kidney Care Provider DaVita Is Taking Part in Mental Health Awareness Effort

Vitamin D Supplement’s Effects on Cardiovascular Mortality of CKD Patients Requires Further Research

Lupus-induced Kidney Damage Explained by Expert to Mark Lupus Awareness Month