Health
Are you over 75? Here's what you need to know about vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential for bone health, immune function and overall well-being. And it becomes even more crucial as we age.
Oct 12, 2024
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Kidney Disease
Cardiology
Extracorporeal blood purification can cut cardiac surgery-associated AKI
For patients undergoing nonemergent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), use of an extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) device is associated with a lower rate of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI), according ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Genetics
Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could halt diabetic kidney disease, study shows
New research by Stony Brook Medicine nephrology specialists that centers on targeting key cellular signaling between two types of kidney cells, and inducing a certain gene within those processes, may help prevent or reduce ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify signaling mechanism that damages cells in diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic kidney disease, a complication of diabetes, is considered the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure worldwide. It is associated with changes in the structure and function of the kidneys and ultimately ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Immunology
Immune cell analysis helps improve monitoring of rejection risk in kidney transplants
Currently, kidney transplantation is the most effective treatment to ensure survival and improve the quality of life of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease, and it is widely practiced in health care systems. However, ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Health
Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks
A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless after confirming their presence in kidney, urine and bladder cancer samples.
Sep 26, 2024
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Cardiology
'Weekend warrior' physical activity may help protect against more than 200 diseases
Busy with work and other obligations, some people concentrate their moderate-to-vigorous exercise into one or two days of the week or weekend. A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has found that ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
14 percent of U.S. adults meet criteria for absolute iron deficiency
A considerable proportion of U.S. adults has absolute and functional iron deficiency, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 25, 2024
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Cardiology
Systemic immune-inflammation index tied to mortality in CKD
There is a J-shaped association between systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) levels and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Immunity, Inflammation ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Guidance provided for management of obesity in kidney disease
In a report issued by the American Society of Nephrology and published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, guidance is presented for the management of obesity in persons with kidney disease.
Sep 23, 2024
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