Health
Old age and heat can be deadly combo: Tips to stay safe
Hot weather can pose serious health risks for older adults.
Sep 11, 2023
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Kidney Disease
Medications
Data mining the dangers of self-medication
Self-medication for minor ailments and illnesses is common. Often the remedies people turn to are simple over-the-counter pharmacy medications or products available in other outlets that may or may not have proven physiological ...
Sep 8, 2023
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Cardiology
High blood pressure while lying down linked to higher risk of heart health complications
People who had high blood pressure while lying flat on their backs had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure or premature death, according to new research to be presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Cardiology
Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure
Blood pressure among patients diagnosed with hypertension appeared to slightly increase and rates of systolic (top number) blood pressure being controlled during an outpatient visit appeared to slightly decrease during winter ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers identify gene associated with kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is a public health burden impacting more than 37 million people worldwide, including nearly one million Americans. It is characterized by the accumulation of toxins, which further damages the kidney, ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Health informatics
Modeling the potential of kidney disease with an integrated organoid omics map
Kidney organoids provide a promising platform in vitro to model the mechanisms of kidney disease, however, they are limited by an existing lack of knowledge of their inherent functional protein expression. In a new report ...
Medical research
Cell interactions in abnormal structures in aged kidneys: Potential therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is a condition in which kidney function declines, causing significant health issues in patients. A previous study led by Dr. Motoko Yanagita found that tertiary lymphoid tissues (TLTs), which develop ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Cardiology
Inorganic nitrate found to improve safety of coronary angiography in patients at renal injury risk
Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), improves renal outcomes and reduces cardiac events compared to placebo in patients at risk of renal injury undergoing coronary angiography for acute coronary syndrome, ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SGLT2 inhibitors not linked with improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors do not lead to lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared with usual care or placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to late breaking research presented ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Implantable bioreactor study works toward a bioartificial kidney to free patients from dialysis
Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant.
Aug 29, 2023
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