Global Dialysis

Dialysis industry news

Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.

Compound found in purple corn reduces macrophage activation in diabetic nephropathy in mice.

Am Physiol Soc: Scientists from the Department of Food and Nutrition and Department of Biochemistry at Hallym University in Korea investigated the cellular and molecular activity of purple corn anthocyanins (PCA) to determine whether and how it affects the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Their findings suggest that PCA inhibits multiple pathways involved in the development of DN, which may help in developing therapies aimed at type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.

...

Oral insulin use delays appearance of type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Care: Overall, the oral insulin treatment effect in individuals with confirmed IAA >=80 nU/mL appeared to be maintained with additional follow-up; however, once therapy stopped, the rate of developing diabetes in the oral insulin group increased to a rate similar to that in the placebo group.

...

Deaf gerbils able to hear again after stem cell treatment.

BBC: A chemical soup was added to the stem cells that converted them into cells similar to the spiral ganglion neurons. These were then delicately injected into the inner ears of 18 deaf gerbils. Over 10 weeks the gerbils' hearing improved. On average 45% of their hearing range was restored by the end of the study.

...

Fish oil supplement meta-analysis in the news (found no benefit)

Detroit Free Press (JAMA): Taking fish oil pills rich in omega-3 fatty acids doesn't appear to have a significant effect on heart attacks, strokes or death, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds.

...

Serious adverse effects of fluoroquinolones in the news.

NY Times: Dr. Etminan directed a study published in April in The Journal of the American Medical Association showing that the risk of suffering a potentially blinding retinal detachment was nearly fivefold higher among current users of fluoroquinolones, compared with nonusers. In another study submitted for publication, he documented a significantly increased risk of acute kidney failure among users of these drugs.

...

More Articles...

<< Start < Prev 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 Next > End >>

Page 471 of 4210

Share |

Empowering dialysis users and caregivers

Search for dialysis centres here

Jobs in dialysis

Dialysis travel

Dialysis information

Translate Global Dialysis

Dialysis centre search LOGIN HERE

Resources