A British pilot study found that high-dose thiamine therapy reduced urinary albumin excretion (UAE) in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria, according to a report in Diabetologia (2008; published online ahead of print).

Ferumoxytol, a novel, semi-synthetic, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle administered by injection, is well tolerated and has a safety profile similar to placebo in CKD patients with anemia, according to a report in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

IV CALCITRIOL treatment in patients with early-stage secondary hyperparathyroidism prevents parathyroid (PT) gland growth, researchers report.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by trauma, illness, or surgery may predispose patients to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), new findings suggest.

SAN FRANCISCO—Multiplying total motile sperm count by the percent of normal sperm determined by strict morphology (TM×SM) may be a significant predictor of pregnancy when sperm morphology is less than 5%, according to a new study by Texas researchers.

SAN FRANCISCO—The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to lupus nephritis (LN) rose significantly in the United States from 1995 to 2004, according to new study data presented here at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting. The incidence was significantly higher among African Americans and women.

STOCKHOLM - Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who are treated with RAD001 after failing standard therapy have more than twice the progression-free survival (PFS) as placebo-treated patients, new data show.

EMERGENCY ureteroscopy and holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy can be safely and successfully used to treat acute renal failure (ARF) caused by impacted ureteral calculi, according to researchers.

CKD increases the risk of hospital-acquired acute renal failure (ARF), a study shows. The greater the degree of underlying renal impairment, the greater the ARF risk.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Primary placement of tunneled dialysis catheters (TDCs) in patients with acute renal failure (ARF) requiring hemodialysis may be better than using nontunneled dialysis catheters (NTDCs), according to researchers.