Kidney Disease

How Genetic Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease Improves Transplant Success

Broad-based genetic testing gives clinicians better insights into chronic kidney disease, improving the odds of a good transplant outcome.

Kidney Disease

Blood Metabolites Associated with Coffee Consumption May Affect Kidney Disease Risk

Metabolites in the blood whose levels are altered by coffee consumption and may contribute to risk of developing chronic kidney disease.

Kidney Disease

bioMérieux Gets CE marking for NephroCheck Test on Vidas

The NephroCheck test relies on the detection of two urinary biomarkers: TIMP-2 and IGFBP-7. Both are produced by stressed kidney cells before the onset of AKI.

Recombinant Protein Aids in Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury

Sep 22, 2015 | Biochemicals & Chemical Reagents, Kidney Disease

The NGAL protein has been designed to provide a high level of purity that minimizes the risk of interferences due to contaminants.

Whither Immunoassays?

Jul 13, 2015 | Immunoassay, Immunoassay Instrumentation, Immunoassay Reagents & test Kits, Kidney Disease, POC Rapid Assays, Rapid Assays

Immunoassay developers are staying current with new releases year round.

Experts to Review Improvements in Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease

Jul 7, 2015 | Kidney Disease, Urinalysis & Toxicology

Workshop attendees can expect to understand improvements in CKD diagnostic testing, and to examine other opportunities for analytical improvement focusing on the measurement of bone markers, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D compounds.

Inside Track: Getting the Word Out

Dec 31, 2014 | Kidney Disease, Uncategorized

To determine how recommendations for chronic kidney disease testing in laboratory and point-of-care environments are shifting, CLP spoke to Robert H. Christenson, PhD, professor of pathology and medical and research technology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and past president of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

FDA Approves First-of-a-Kind Test to Detect Imminent Risk of Acute Kidney Injury

Dec 22, 2014 | Kidney Disease

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has announced the availability of the NephroCheck test system, the first such test designed to help healthcare providers identify patients at risk of developing moderate or severe acute kidney injury within 12 hours of assessment.

Recent Trends in Diabetes Diagnosis and Monitoring

Oct 31, 2014 | Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease

With the prevalence of diabetes continuing on an upward trajectory both in the United States and overseas, healthcare professionals are continuing to search for more effective methods of preventing, detecting, and treating the disease.

FDA Allows Marketing of First Noninvasive Test to Help Identify Cause of Certain Kidney Disease

Jun 3, 2014 | Kidney Disease

FDA has granted market clearance for the first test that can help determine whether membranous glomerulonephritis is due to the body’s rejection of its own kidney tissue (autoimmune) or to another cause, such as infection.

Debut of UTAK’s Quality Controls for Designer Drugs Spice, Bath Salts Coincides with Its 40th Anniversary

Oct 28, 2013 | Controls, Kidney Disease, Quality Systems

The company produces comprehensive third-party designer drug quality controls for use with any methodology, on any testing platform.

Genetic Errors Identified in 12 Major Cancer Types

Oct 17, 2013 | Cancer, Kidney Disease, Molecular Diagnostics, Research

Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body.

Researchers Discover New Cancer Cell Mechanism

Aug 15, 2012 | Cancer, Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla, and colleagues at the University of South Florida have discovered a mechanism that explains how some cancer cells hijack a biological process to potentially activate cell growth and the survival of cancer gene expression.

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