According to a story from finanznachrichten.de, biotechnology companies are starting to set their sights on treating deadly diseases that are lacking effective treatment options, including some diseases that are considered…
Earlier this week, a press release from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc, announced the that the phase 3 study of their experimental acute hepatic porphyria drug Givosiran yielded positive results. According to the…
What is Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis? Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is a rare condition which affects approximately 1 in every 100,000 people worldwide. It is caused by a build up…
According to a story from Renal & Urology News, a recent study found that monitoring of albuminuria, a condition in which the protein albumin appears in the urine, can help…
A recent study, called TOPCAT, evaluated the effects of spironolactone as a treatment for individuals living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) who are also diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction,…
According to a publication from PR Newswire, a team of five scientists recently had their research published by the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, suggesting that chronic kidney disease might…
The most common treatment for someone who is discovered to have early stage kidney cancer is surgery. The patient's tumors and a part of their kidneys are removed through a…
"We want to have better ways to figure out who is non-adherent so we can focus our efforts better on those patients who may require more assistance or specific resources…
According to an article from PM360, Reata Pharmaceuticals has announced that its end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the Food and Drug Administration went according to plan. The American pharmaceutical company based…
According to a story from drugs.com, the biopharmaceutical company Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced that is had recently completed a end of Phase 2 meeting with officials from the US…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 26 million people in the United States. CKD usually develops after a patient has already battled a different illness which has placed a toll on…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, Inc., recently announced that the first patient has been treated in the company's Phase 3 clinical trial testing sparsentan as…
According to a story from uhb.nhs.uk, a recent study has drawn a link between chronic kidney disease and Alström syndrome. The research team is associated with the University Hospitals Birmingham…
According to a story from aawsat.com, a recent analysis suggests that nutrition therapy is an effective tool for slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease and delaying the need for…
Who Lives With a Chronic Illness? A Lot of People. More than half of the world’s population lives with a chronic condition and of the 2 trillion the US spends…
According to a story from PR Newswire, patients with Alport syndrome, supported by the National Kidney Foundation and the Alport Syndrome Foundation, were involved in a meeting with representatives from…
According to VeroNews, one of the biggest issues at the retirement community Treasure Coast is malnutrition. For patients with other serious conditions, like chronic kidney disease, the hospital as…
According to a story from businesswire.com, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd recently announced that its product JINARC, also known as tolvaptan, now has an expanded therapeutic indication after a recent approval…
Results from two studies looking at the effects of an experimental drug (bardoxolone) on kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been released. One of the studies…
According to WebMD, kidney disease is is a condition that affects over 850 million people in the world. In more relative terminology, that means two times the amount of diabetics,…
According to Medical Xpress, gene therapy may become the next treatment option for those with chronic kidney disease, CKD. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have…
According to Neuroscience News, a new study has shown that children with chronic kidney disease, CKD, also display changes in cerebral blood flow that could cause higher risk of cognitive…
During the holy month of Ramadan, it is common for followers of the Muslim faith to observe a fast. Patients with chronic kidney disease, however, may face complications with this…
According to a story from Renal & Urology News, a recent study investigated the origins of hyperkalemia caused by certain treatments, specifically the class of drugs known as renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors…
Researchers at Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute have found that increased water drinking does not slow the decline of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease,…
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