Kidney Health - Researchers find sex differences in the care of chronic kidney disease
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 Lower levels of dietary calcium and potassium predict recurrence of kidney stonesLower levels of dietary calcium and potassium predict recurrence of kidney stones
 
Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years.
 
   Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease in people from lower socioeconomic backgroundsRegular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease in people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
 
New research has found people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who regularly exercise could substantially reduce their risk of chronic kidney disease.
 
   Researchers find sex differences in the care of chronic kidney diseaseResearchers find sex differences in the care of chronic kidney disease
 
Women with reduced kidney function received a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease to a less extent than men in the same situation.
 
 Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancer
 
Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancerAdding immunotherapy to standard anti-rejection medication could change the lives of thousands of kidney transplant patients with incurable cancer, as new research shows it can reduce this risk of organ rejection and eliminate cancer in a quarter of patients.
 
 
 New DNA repair vehicle used to fix a common genetic cause of hereditary kidney disease
 
New DNA repair vehicle used to fix a common genetic cause of hereditary kidney diseaseGenetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance developed by University of Bristol scientists is published in Nucleic Acids Research.
 
 
 Commonly used blood test may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa
 
Commonly used blood test may not pick up kidney disease for people in AfricaA commonly used blood test which measures how well a person's kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.