To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within Penn Medicine, the kidney is a work of art. "I find the development of the kidney to be a really beautiful ...
Oct 29, 2024
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A study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators has revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people from Ghana and Nigeria. Their study demonstrated that having ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Empagliflozin continues to offer cardiorenal benefits for up to 12 months after discontinuation among patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the New ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Prior efforts to identify novel kidney biomarkers as risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression have typically evaluated proteins individually, which limits their prognostic power.
Oct 25, 2024
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The diabetes drug semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, has a positive effect on patients with chronic kidney disease and obesity. The amount of protein in their urine decreased, as did the degree of inflammation of their kidneys ...
Oct 25, 2024
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People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before 40 years of age, have nearly four times the risk of death compared with the general U.K. population, a new study carried out at the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Department ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Artificial intelligence experts and health care professionals in Portsmouth have come together to help prevent a common and painful complication in advanced kidney failure treatment.
Oct 23, 2024
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New research has revealed that the connection between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome, which is made up of bacteria and other microorganisms ...
Oct 17, 2024
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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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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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