A new study published in the journal of PLOS One showed that urinary podocalyxin (u-PDX), which increases before overt ...

WITH THE INCREASING USE OF CONTRAST MEDIA in diagnostic and interventional procedures, nephropathy induced by contrast media has become the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a common complication associated with diabetes that affects a person’s kidneys. Several medications may help slow the progression of kidney damage. Early treatment can prevent ...

In this video from GlomCon Hawaii, Paul E. Hanna, MD, MSc, FASN, discusses highlights from current phase 3 immunoglobulin A nephropathy trials and the design and implementation of future trials.Hanna, ...

Since its first description in 1968, IgA nephropathy has remained the most common form of idiopathic glomerulonephritis leading to chronic kidney disease in developed countries. The exact pathogenesis ...

No therapies currently exist that can halt the progression of chronic kidney disease in children or restore the ability of kidney cells to filter blood. Recently, researchers at the GOFARR Laboratory ...

A new pathologic classification scheme for diabetic nephropathy, in which only glomerular lesions are used to classify renal damage associated with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, has been developed ...

Dr Shikha Wadhwani reflects on the limited treatment options for immunoglobulin (Ig)A nephropathy available when she began her career. At that time, management focused on blood-pressure control, ...

Hyperkalemia is a serious, often life threatening complication of diabetes-related kidney disease. This is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances experienced by people with kidney disease, or ...

We report findings regarding a 56-year-old female patient with biopsy-proven membranous nephropathy, which was diagnosed in September 1999 and progressed to end-stage renal disease. In February 2004, ...

You can seek early diagnosis to slow or prevent IgA nephropathy from progressing. Make sure you follow treatment plans to control blood pressure and decrease kidney damage. You can also make lifestyle ...

Diabetic nephropathy is the damage caused to the kidneys by diabetes mellitus. Around 50% of individuals with type 1 diabetes will develop nephropathy within 10 years of having the disease and around ...