A new study explores the genetics of chronic kidney disease across diverse African populations.
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Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can stave off the disease’s worst effects.
Patients with kidney failure need regular dialysis treatments to survive. However, the equipment, supplies and medical staff needed for dialysis have been largely destroyed by the assault on Gaza.
Hemodialysis filters kidney patients’ blood through a machine. Improving the membranes that mimic kidney function could reduce complications and side-effects, with better treatment results.
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
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Transplant Nephrologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
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Masters of Public Health student, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Clinical professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago
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Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity, Queen Mary University of London