New treatment for common kidney diseases
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 26-06-2015
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In the mice with the rare form of the condition, it also led to a modest but significant increase in lifespan. "With further testing, treatments that target blood vessels surrounding the kidney cysts, perhaps in combination with currently used drugs, may prove to be beneficial for patients with polycystic kidney disease," David Long, lead researcher and Principal Research Associate at the ICH, said.