Diabetes
Could obesity help older people with type 2 diabetes?
(HealthDay)—Older obese people with type 2 diabetes appear to have a lower death rate than younger people who have diabetes and weigh less, a new study finds.
Sep 26, 2013
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News tagged with organ failure
Surgery
Finding may help doctors pinpoint likelihood of kidney transplant failure
(HealthDay)—Kidney transplant patients who develop a specific type of antibody response may be at particular risk of having the organ fail within a few years, a new study suggests.
Sep 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obstructive lung disease linked with decline in memory and information processing
Obstructive lung disease (OLD) has been linked with a decline in cognitive functioning, including memory and information processing.
Sep 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Megabladder mouse model may help predict severity of pediatric kidney damage
A new study of the megabladder mouse model suggests that tracking changes in the expression of key genes involved in kidney disease could help physicians predict the severity of urinary tract obstruction in pediatric patients, ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Cardiology
Warfarin a potential heart-attack risk
(Medical Xpress)—Vitamin K deficiency caused by the long-term use of warfarin has a wider range of health implications than commonly known, including the calcification of organs that can lead to life-threatening problems ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Immunology
Study reveals much-needed strategy to protect against deadly liver fibrosis
Chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, in part because it often causes the formation of harmful scar tissue—a process known as fibrosis. A study published by Cell Press August 15 in the ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China
A Chinese woman infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus died of multiple organ failure, a Beijing hospital said, bringing the total fatalities from the disease to 45.
Aug 13, 2013
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Genetics
Study unravels genetics behind debilitating inflammatory disease Takayasu arteritis
Researchers have uncovered the genetics behind what makes some people susceptible to Takayasu arteritis, a debilitating disease that can lead to poor circulation, easy tiredness in the legs and arms, organ damage and stroke.
Jul 29, 2013
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Cardiology
MS drug shows promise for preventing heart failure
A drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of the cardiac muscle—a disorder that often leads to heart failure, researchers at the University ...
Jul 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO convenes emergency talks on MERS virus (Update)
The World Health Organization announced Friday it had convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly MERS virus, which is striking hardest in Saudi Arabia.
Jul 5, 2013
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