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Many patients with end stage kidney disease would live longer and have a better quality of life with a kidney transplant compared to staying on dialysis.
A condition where our muscles break down and leak into the bloodstream is usually caused by trauma. But high-intensity resistance training, like Crossfit, means it’s on the rise.
All Blacks legend, Jonah Lomu, suffered from nephrotic syndrome for most of his adult life. Here is what we know about the rare condition.
The ability to grow new kidneys from stem cells might transform our treatment for kidney disease.
Palliative care is a choice and for some the preferable option.
Rather innocuous-looking and tucked away below the ribcage, kidneys are crucial for keeping us alive and well.
New therapies for Chronic Kidney Disease could be developed sooner by using a different definition for kidney disease during…
Genes that cause kidney disease also regulate the growth of the lymphatic system, one of the key ways cancer spreads throughout…
One in nine Australians over the age of 25 (that’s 1.7 million people) has chronic kidney disease. That’s more than the number living with chronic lung disease, stroke, heart failure, and all types of…
The recent death of the lead singer of Yothu Yindi, is a high-profile example of an event all too common in Aboriginal Australia. Older Aboriginal Australians (40 to 60 years old) are more than 15 times…
New understanding about the role of leukocytes, or white blood cells, through the kidneys will mean better targeted treatments…
Children with damaged kidney functions are likely to endure poor growth, impeded puberty growth and heart problems. 35% of…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant and growing global public health problem. But the creation of a new type of stem cell offers new hope for therapies and drugs for this worldwide problem. In…
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Head of Diabetes Clinics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Director of The Mothers and Babies Research Centre at the Hunter Medicial Research Institute, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Executive Director, Professor of Medicine, George Institute for Global Health
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Professor and Director of Nephrology, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania
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Associate Dean (Research Degrees) and Research Group Leader, Monash University
