All Posts: kidney research

• Inflammation and Diabetic Kidney Disease: Why Mitochondria Matter

  Komuraiah Myakala, PhD, a research instructor at Georgetown University, is conducting research on Type 2 diabetic disease progression that helps demonstrate the importance of mitochondrial function in renal disease, particularly in diabetes.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diabetes research, kidney research, mitochondrial function, research

• Unique “Home Built” Device Provides Fast Disease Analysis in Kidneys Affected by Diabetes

  WASHINGTON (May 28, 2020) — The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been possible, using traditional techniques, to quickly and accurately assess how widespread this kind of wounding extends within the organ. Now, however, a physicist […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, diabetes research, imaging, kidney research, microscopy, pathology