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A study supported by the National Institutes of Health found that people who experienced acute kidney injury (AKI) during a hospitalization, including those admitted with AKI or who developed AKI in the hospital, were more likely to revisit the hospital or die shortly after discharge, compared to people hospitalized without AKI. AKI is a sudden loss of kidney function that usually lasts for a short time. The research, funded by NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), was published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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Artificial pancreas technology improved blood glucose control in young children between ages 2 and 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of the Pediatric Artificial Pancreas (PEDAP) Trial, a 13-week randomized controlled trial conducted at three pediatric diabetes centers across the United States.
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Findings from NIH-supported clinical trial showed early treatment of diabetes slows progression to severe disease, but it did not improve visual acuity compared with treating more severe disease once it developed.
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A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new approach to better understand the biology of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), and often-life-threatening genetic disorder that affects millions worldwide. Scientists combined two ways to model the disorder — organ-in-a-dish and organ-on-a-chip technologies — to show the role of glucose, a sugar commonly found in blood, in forming PKD cysts.
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The number of young people under age 20 with diabetes in the United States is likely to increase more rapidly in future decades, according to a new modeling study published today in Diabetes Care.
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Taking a personalized approach to kidney disease screening for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may reduce the time that chronic kidney disease (CKD) goes undetected, according to a new analysis performed by the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study group, which is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The finding, published in Diabetes Care, provides the basis for the first evidence-based kidney screening model for people with T1D.
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A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with type 1 diabetes, a new multicenter clinical trial has found.
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In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers found that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed the best of four medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to maintain blood glucose levels in the recommended range.
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Researchers have discovered sensory nerve cells that send messages from fat tissue to the brain in mice.
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People have a lower chance of future kidney stone problems if smaller, asymptomatic kidney stones are also removed during surgery to remove larger, symptomatic ones.
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Some people with H. pylori infections may be more likely to develop stomach cancer due to a genetic variation that causes a stronger response to the bacteria.
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Those who lived in areas previously graded as less desirable had significantly worse health outcomes than those who did not, and these negative health impacts persisted for decades.
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NIH-funded clinical trial finds that starting with a cheaper drug and switching to a more expensive drug as needed leads to good vision outcomes in diabetic macular edema.
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Certain human gut microbes can mine dietary fiber to extract a beneficial nutrient that otherwise would remain inaccessible to the human body.
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Results of a study on NAFLD in children show that some genetic variants increase risk of disease, particularly its more severe form.
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Researchers have produced a reference source that shows in detail how healthy adult human kidneys are organized at the cellular level.
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Metformin and lifestyle changes reduce type 2 diabetes risk but may not provide additional protection against cardiovascular disease if other risk factors are well controlled.
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New research has provided insight into a particularly distressing form of chronic diarrhea, setting the foundation for improved ways to diagnose and treat it.
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Research in mice suggests a possible new approach for treating hemochromatosis, a disease in which blood iron levels are too high.
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LiverTox is a web-based resource for information on drug-induced liver injury from prescription and OTC drugs, and complementary and alternative medicines.
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Scientists have discovered how certain bacteria might suppress gastrointestinal inflammation by modifying a bile acid in the gut.
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Research in mice brings new understanding of weight gain caused by some type 2 diabetes drugs, which could lead to diabetes treatments with fewer side effects.
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A small clinical trial has highlighted a new possible oral therapy to delay type 1 diabetes progression and a possible new biological marker to monitor the disease.
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Previously identified groups of genetic variations that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes may also influence the risk of developing other metabolic conditions.
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Two recent studies explored new potential approaches for treating prostate enlargement.
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Two recent findings shed new light on how the immune system can affect kidney health.
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The NIDDK is committed to overcoming the dearth of minority scientists across its mission areas.
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For many decades, the NIDDK and the NIH have supported foundational research to better understand the metabolic dysfunction underlying primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
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The National Institutes of Health is awarding $170 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, to clinics and centers across the country for a new study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines.
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The National Institutes of Health has launched the first phase of the Neuromod Prize, a $9.8 million competition to accelerate the development of neuromodulation therapies — targeted treatments that adjust nerve activity to improve organ function.
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Diabetic foot ulcers may be preventable through early and intensive control of blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.
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Researchers have discovered how gut sensory cells discern nutritive sugars from non-caloric artificial sweeteners to guide an animal’s preferences.
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Researchers identified a protein’s possible role in promoting intestinal healing in people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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By studying differences between diabetic foot ulcers that heal and those that do not, researchers discovered a subset of cells that promote successful wound healing.
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Scientists recently used a new strategy to identify, screen, and test possible new drugs to treat hyperparathyroidism by targeting the parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor protein.
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Researchers have identified one way that cells determine which microRNAs to release to affect other cells—an insight that has implications for treating diseases associated with microRNA dysfunction.
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An intervention shown to help first-time parents prevent childhood obesity has shown spillover effects in second-born children as well, even without further training for the parents.
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A new hormone complex couples energy status with regulation of metabolism and may play a role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Bariatric surgical procedures led to significantly more weight loss than nonsurgical care for people with severe obesity.
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Researchers identified byproducts of metabolism that are associated with specific symptoms of uremia—a condition in which poor blood filtration from reduced kidney function leads to a buildup of toxins in the blood.
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A rare misguided autoimmune reaction can cause parathyroid hormone resistance, a condition that can cause serious disruptions of the body’s mineral levels.
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A genetic variation may help explain susceptibility to urinary tract infections in children.
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Researchers have observed differences in brain structure in children with chronic kidney disease compared to children without the disease.
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Researchers have discovered a large network of cellular alterations in people with insulin resistance but without diabetes.
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Research using a mouse model provided insight into how cells sense the chemical and physical properties of gut contents to regulate digestion.
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Messages exchanged by a network of immune and esophageal cells may determine whether people with eosinophilic esophagitis go on to develop a more severe form of the disease.
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Study following a cohort of adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease showed a direct link between disease stage and outcomes.
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In mice, kidney damage caused by autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease can largely be reversed by activating the normal version of a faulty gene.
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New research offers insight into potentially safer and improved microbe-based therapies to treat C. diff infections.
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In a study supported by the National Institutes of Health, researchers propose changing a key measure in kidney disease diagnosis and treatment to eliminate the use of race as a variable, providing a non-biased kidney function test that does not compromise accuracy. The study suggests use of a blood lab test called cystatin C, which does not vary by a person’s race, to replace the current lab test called creatinine, which does.
