Research Findings in IJKD, October 2008

The ultimate goal of scientific research, in which the editors of the Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (IJKD) believe, is to improve the quality of life of people and to keep them from illnesses. This has emerged opening a new section in the journal, namely IJKD for People, for providing directly the people with a summary of what is published in this journal and describing in a simple language entities related to the kidney, and its diseases. The editors hope that this initiation will be in concert with a turning point in developing countries towards a more patient-oriented and humanities approach in the medical journalism. Herein, some of the studies presented in this issue of the journal are briefly described in order to promote knowledge of the people on the current advances in nephrology. The Persian translation of this article will be available, too, from www.ijkd.org. Important Note for Readers. The findings in medical papers are usually not directly applicable and patients should consult their physicians before any utilization of the results of medical studies.