Tag: biomarkers

Blood test may predict heart, kidney risk for those with type...

A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive kidney and heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new...

Kidney disease signatures uncovered in large-scale cellular study

New research co-led by Matthias Kretzler (Michigan Medicine University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, USA) outlines the creation of a cellular atlas of the kidney describing nearly...

Renalytix granted FDA De Novo authorisation for CKD test

Renalytix has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo marketing authorisation for its KidneyIntelX.dkd prognostic test for chronic...

Biomarkers in urine and blood predict AKI progression to CKD, study...

In a new study looking at the long-term effects of hospitalised patients who have acute kidney injury (AKI), Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore, USA) researchers...

Fishing for supplements: Seafood-based omega 3 cuts CKD

Increased levels of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) can cut the risk of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) and lead to a...