News tagged with diabetic nephropathy

Researchers explore role of fat-carrying lipids in diabetes

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a review article published this month in Nature Reviews: Nephrology, UC Davis cardiovascular specialists elucidate the role of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins — carriers of fats in the blood — in the in ...

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Experts create classification system for leading cause of kidney failure

An international group of medical experts has crafted a much-needed classification system for diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of total kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...

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IgM in urine acts as prognostic indicator in diabetes

A marker of the likely course of diabetic nephropathy (DN) has been found. An 18-year study, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular compli ...

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