National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

An NIDDK-funded clinical trial found that introducing pain coping skills training to people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure improved their daily activities, mood, and relationships for the better. After 12 weeks of virtual, one-on-one, coach-led sessions, 51% of people reported a reduction in pain interference, or how much pain gets in the way of daily life, and the benefit continued at 24 weeks. The trial support more research to develop non-invasive strategies for pain management in dialysis populations. Read more: https://lnkd.in/erFY-kUe (Published in JAMA Internal Medicine by researchers at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System) #DKupdate

Dr. Linda Gonder-Frederick of University of Virginia School of Medicine provides strategies for health care professionals to support their patients with diabetes who have a fear of hypoglycemia on the #DDP blog: https://lnkd.in/eGqNyfTF

Undergraduate engineers! Are you up for a challenge? NIBIB and VentureWell invite student teams to develop innovative technological solutions to unmet clinical needs as part of the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge. Teams will compete for 15 prizes, totaling $190,000, that are centered on various areas of interest within health care. Submissions close on June 18. Get the details and apply here: https://go.nih.gov/SfhZLyp #MedTech #BiomedicalEngineering #DEBUT2025

New research from NIDDK has revealed that acid accumulation in healthy individuals is linked to metabolic changes. The research, published in The Obesity Society's journal, underscores the potential metabolic impact of acid accumulation, aligning with previous studies suggesting connections to obesity, kidney disease, and hypertension. 📊🧬 Dive into these findings and more in the latest Director's Update: https://lnkd.in/eN_Z7VDW #MetabolicResearch #NIDDK #DKupdate

Today is Diabetes Alert Day! Did you know that modest weight loss can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes? Help your patients identify their risk level and create an action plan to prevent and manage diabetes by using this diabetes risk management calculator: https://lnkd.in/e5DkdhJy #T2Diabetes

A new NIDDK-supported observational study will explore why rates of youth-onset-type 2 diabetes (Y-T2D) are rapidly increasing over time. “... Young people are developing devastating complications of the disease during what should be the most productive years of their life.” NIDDK Program Director Barbara Linder and consortium researchers seek to understand why children are at higher risk for T2D, how to better screen for T2D, and why Y-T2D progresses more intensely than adult-onset T2D. Learn more in the Director's Update: https://lnkd.in/dVS2r6xX

Join the upcoming webinar series on catalytic tool and technology development focusing on kidney imaging. Developers, users, and scientific community can discuss feedback to improve their tools for research needs in the kidney community. The virtual webinar is April 1and registration closes March 31. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e5EbkaCf

NIDDK's diabetes blog for health professionals also includes content on diabetic kidney disease. Check out our posts on metformin and kidney disease, team-based kidney care, professional development, and more. https://lnkd.in/e8A78yay

An innovative device to identify signs of kidney injury created by a group of undergraduate Clemson University students won the Kidney Development Prize at the 2024 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge. The team’s design, known as NephroGuard, is a real-time diagnostic device to quickly detect acute kidney injury in patients following cardiac surgery. The device has been shown to detect kidney injury within hours, rather than the days it can take using traditional methods. Learn more in the Director's Update: https://lnkd.in/eVXPRPwn #NIDDK #DKupdate

Early-stage kidney disease usually has no symptoms. And because it is a chronic, progressive disease, many people don’t know they have kidney disease until just before their kidneys fail. The sooner kidney disease is diagnosed, the sooner patients take steps to help manage and slow its progression and complications. https://lnkd.in/efv2va_g #KidneyMonth