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DCI gives large grant to University of New Mexico to create kidney research institute. |
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WDEF: The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is getting a $6 million gift from the nation's largest nonprofit dialysis provider for the creation of a new kidney research institute. The university made the announcement Tuesday. The gift comes from Tennessee-based Dialysis Clinic Inc. The gift represents one of the largest private donations in the history of the Health Sciences Center. Officials say the institute will focus on research related to the function of the kidney and diseases that affect the organ. The goal is to improve care for those who are diagnosed with kidney disease.
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Compound found in purple corn reduces macrophage activation in diabetic nephropathy in mice. |
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Am Physiol Soc: Scientists from the Department of Food and Nutrition and Department of Biochemistry at Hallym University in Korea investigated the cellular and molecular activity of purple corn anthocyanins (PCA) to determine whether and how it affects the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Their findings suggest that PCA inhibits multiple pathways involved in the development of DN, which may help in developing therapies aimed at type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
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Oral insulin use delays appearance of type 1 diabetes. |
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Diabetes Care: Overall, the oral insulin treatment effect in individuals with confirmed IAA >=80 nU/mL appeared to be maintained with additional follow-up; however, once therapy stopped, the rate of developing diabetes in the oral insulin group increased to a rate similar to that in the placebo group.
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Deaf gerbils able to hear again after stem cell treatment. |
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BBC: A chemical soup was added to the stem cells that converted them into cells similar to the spiral ganglion neurons. These were then delicately injected into the inner ears of 18 deaf gerbils. Over 10 weeks the gerbils' hearing improved. On average 45% of their hearing range was restored by the end of the study.
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Fish oil supplement meta-analysis in the news (found no benefit) |
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Detroit Free Press (JAMA): Taking fish oil pills rich in omega-3 fatty acids doesn't appear to have a significant effect on heart attacks, strokes or death, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds.
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