10-11-12 Researchers report that a drug commonly used to treat diabetes may also retard（延迟，阻止） the growth of fluid-filled cysts（囊肿） of the most common genetic disorder, polycystic kidney（多囊肾） disease. PKD does not discriminate by gender or ra...

10-10-29 Elderly patients with kidney failure get kidney transplants more often than they did a decade ago, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology（肾脏学） (CJASN). The results sugge...

10-10-06 Evidence reported in the October issue of Cell Metabolism（新陈代谢） , a Cell Press publication, offers a completely new explanation for why people with diabetes account for more than half of all patients requiring dialysis（透析） or kidney transp...

10-06-18 Following stem cell therapy, an adult patient experienced a new and previously unrecognized complication（并发症） , which required removal of one of the kidneys, according to a case report（病案报告） appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal o...

10-03-04 The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection（移植排斥） in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive（免抑制疫力的，抑制免疫力的） drugs, data from two interna...

09-11-23 Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic（长期的，慢性的） kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension（高血压，过度紧张） even during doctor's office visits increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to resear...

09-11-02 The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients（收件人） according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital. We found that transplant between races had better outcomes than transplant across races, says Anita Patel, M.D.,...

09-11-02 Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium（钠） or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Di...

09-10-30 Pre-dialysis（血液透析前） transplant recipients（收件人，受体者） with a high level of kidney function don't benefit from their transplant more than pre-dialysis recipients with low level kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the...

09-10-30 Get-togethers（聚会） with a kidney disease patient's family and friends can improve their willingness to consider donation, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition i...