Nephrology Category
Diabetes: Two Important Kidney Tests
Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure around the world. In the United States and Canada it is the leading cause of kidney failure. Twenty to 40 percent of people with diabetes develop kidney disease. Robert Stanton, M.D.,of the Joslin Clinic at Joslin Diabetes Center, explains the two tests you should have performed annually to detect the earliest evidence of kidney disease.
Does Donating A Kidney Impact A Donor’s Heart?
The number of people who are stepping forward to donate a kidney has shot up over 60% in the last 10 years. Thanks to those living donors, transplant patients can lead relatively healthy lives. But what about the health of the donors themselves?
New Hope For Millions Of Suffers Of Polycystic Kidney Disease
There’s new hope for millions of people who suffer from a kidney disease called PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease). The only treatment is dialysis or transplant but new research in Wisconsin may soon find a cure.
New treatment for PKD
New research has shown that there is new hope for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Previous treatments only included dialysis or transplant but new research right has demonstrated another cure. Approximately 50% of those that have the genetic traits of PKD, pass it on to their offspring. These new treatments have nearly eliminated the disease in mice and there are now 2 small clinical trials underway.
