January 2013

• New Target For Treating Prediabetes In Patients With Kidney Disease

  Insulin resistance, or prediabetes, in individuals with kidney disease may be caused by the progressive retention of certain compounds that are normally excreted by the kidneys in healthy individuals, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

• Searching For Genetic Clues To Insulin Production

  In research published online in the journalNature Genetics, scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that influence insulin production, offering new clues about the genetic factors behind diabetes.

• Cut Down On Alcohol For Healthy Weight

  Cutting down on alcohol is an effective way to lose weight and keep to a healthy weight, says a cancer prevention group in an appeal to New Year dieters.

• Triple Mix Of Blood Pressure Drugs And Painkillers Linked To Kidney Problems

  Patients who take a triple combination of blood pressure drugs and common painkillers are at an increased risk of serious kidney problems, especially at the start of treatment, finds a study published on bmj.com this week.

• Link Between High Salt Intake And Social Inequalities

  People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off, irrespective of where they live, states a paper led by Warwick Medical School published in the BMJ Open journal .

• Discovery Could Lead To Dramatic Improvements For People Managing Diabetes

  The discovery of insulin nearly a century ago changed diabetes from a death sentence to a chronic disease. 
  
  Today a team that includes researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a discovery...

• Discovery Could Lead To Dramatic Improvements For People Managing Diabetes

  The discovery of insulin nearly a century ago changed diabetes from a death sentence to a chronic disease. Today a team that includes researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a discovery...

• Should A Patient's Weight Affect Kidney Transplant Decisions?

  In a research review article published in theAmerican Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney transplant patients.

• Patients With Both Atrial Fibrillation And Chronic Kidney Disease At Greater Risk For End-Stage Renal Disease

  Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease 

• During Pregnancy, Hypertension Increases Risk Of Future End-Stage Renal Disease

  Women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease compared with women without the disorders, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).