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Multicenter study confirms low testosterone in 84 percent of lung cancer patients taking crizotinib

A previous study by the University of Colorado Cancer Center reported the common side effect of low testosterone in men treated with the recently approved lung cancer agent, crizotinib. A new study published this week in ...

Cancer created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Faulty gene regulation triggers the kidney disease FSGS

The Clinical Institute of Pathology at the MedUni Vienna has discovered a previously unknown mechanism in the regulation of gene expression that leads to the development of a chronic renal condition known ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Intravenous fluid used for critically ill patients linked with adverse outcomes

In an analysis of studies that examined critically ill patients requiring an increase in blood fluid volume, intravenous use of the fluid hydroxyethyl starch, compared with other resuscitation solutions, was not associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

n-3 PUFA may reduce markers of kidney disease in T2DM

(HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes and evidence of kidney injury, supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) does not reduce urine albumin excretion but is associated ...

Diabetes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Albumin improves bacterial peritonitis outcomes

(HealthDay)—For patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), albumin infusion is associated with reduced renal impairment and decreased mortality, according to research published in the February ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TPN-linked hyperglycemia ups death for non-critically ill

(HealthDay)—Non-critically ill hospitalized patients who develop hyperglycemia after total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are more than five times more likely to die in the hospital, according to research published ...

Diabetes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lower chloride use in intravenous fluids for critically ill patients may lower risk of kidney injury

In a pilot study assessing the effect of different levels of chloride in intravenous fluids administered to critically ill patients in an intensive care unit, restricting the amount of chloride administration was associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Urinary protein excretion—even in the normal range—raises diabetics' heart risks

In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion—even in what is considered the normal range—increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study appearing in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CV autonomic neuropathy risk for CVD despite albumin status

(HealthDay) -- Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) appears to affect the risk of cardiovascular disease even in type 1 diabetes patients with normal albumin excretion rates, according to a study published ...

Cardiology created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research opens way to significant improvements for medication

International research co-authored by the University of Otago, Christchurch has unraveled a century old scientific mystery, opening the way to significant improvements in the way drugs are delivered to the body.

Medical research created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions

A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Another potential risk factor for developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease in women

A hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) in women, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Albumin

Albumin (Latin: albus, white) refers generally to any protein that is water soluble, which is moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experiences heat denaturation. They are commonly found in blood plasma, and are unique to other plasma proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumin, such as egg white, are called albuminoids.

A number of serum transport proteins are known to be evolutionarily related, including serum albumin, alpha-fetoprotein, vitamin D-binding protein and afamin.

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