kidney disease

picture of an older woman receiving hemodialysis
June 29, 2020

Trial: Uric acid-lowering drug fails to slow type 1 diabetes

Investigators are dejected that the large study did not support treating this patient population with a familiar, inexpensive drug.

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picture of a hand holding vitamin D and fish oil capsules
November 8, 2019

Supplements don’t preserve kidney health in Type 2 diabetes

Vitamin D and fish oil don’t prevent loss of kidney function in adults with type 2 diabetes, a clinical study shows.

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Cathy Yeung unpackaging kidneys-on-a-chip after their return from the International Space Station
June 10, 2019

Kidneys-on-a-chip return from space

Kidneys-on-a-chip that rocketed to the International Space Station in May returned via a Pacific Ocean splashdown June 3 in the same Dragon capsule. The devices, part of Tissue Chips in Space, are now back in Seattle.

conceptual illustration of the wearable dialysis unit
April 29, 2019

Contest award validates ideas for wearable kidney dialysis

UW center submitted 2 of 16 concepts chosen as finalists; focus is relief for kidney-failure patients.

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Kidney chips
April 17, 2019

Kidney chips in space will help medicine on Earth

A UW School of Pharmacy and UW Medicine research project is being sent into space with the hope that the tests will provide answers to how the kidney is injured and how it can be repaired.

Benjamin Freedman in his kidney organoid research lab
February 6, 2019

Organoid research garners young investigator award

The journal STEM CELL honored Benjamin Freedman for his work using stem cells and CRISPR to model kidney disease

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picture of a man receiving kidney dialysis
February 25, 2019

2 therapies found to help dialysis patients with depression

Patients have treatment options that clinicians should employ, says the study’s lead author.

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picture of feet in patient with peripheral artery disease
February 19, 2019

End-of-life care is aggressive for amputees on dialysis

Study findings indicate unmet palliative-care needs among subset of end-stage kidney-disease patients.

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illustration of human kidneys
October 4, 2018

Inflammatory marker tied to kidney decline in healthy adults

Study involved 2,548 people; those who had highest levels of marker at outset were likelier to develop kidney problems.

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illustration of senior man sitting atop a large prescription bottle
June 28, 2018

Poor care exacerbates burden of kidney-disease patients

In small anecdotal study, patients describe feeling isolated, abandoned, distrustful and self-critical.

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