Two bills, working together to aggressively increase the number of organ donors in the state, which ranks last in the US, were introduced into the New York State Assembly in late April. The first bill would make New York the first and only state to adopt the model of “presumed consent” which would allow physicians [Sign in to read the full article...]

The immunosuppressive drug sirolimus, which is best known for preventing kidney transplant rejection, has been found to considerably improve the kidney health of patients with autosomal dominate polycystic kidney disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that the drug may be a promising [Sign in to read the full article...]

A test run of an “artificial pancreas” that monitors blood sugar and delivers both insulin and a regulatory hormone called glucagon helped patients achieve near-normal blood sugar levels for more than 24 hours, according to a new study. The system—consisting of a glucose monitor, two pumps and a laptop—is designed to better mimic the body’s [Sign in to read the full article...]

US government scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain’s surface and could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and transmit signals from the brain past damaged part of the spinal cord. The study, published in Nature Materials, shows that ultrathin flexible [Sign in to read the full article...]

Despite the very high rate of problems with sexual function among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), little is known about the best treatment approaches in these patients, according to a new study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. “Sexual dysfunction is an important but under recognized problem in people with [Sign in to read the full article...]