Cardiology
Diabetes and kidney trouble can bring heart disease decades earlier, study suggests
People with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease face a heart health double-whammy, a new study says.
Nov 11, 2024
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Kidney Disease
Cardiology
Research shows sex differences in cardiac outcomes for dialysis patients
An interdisciplinary study involving eight University of Cincinnati College of Medicine experts has found significant sex differences in cardiovascular outcomes in patients with kidney failure.
Nov 6, 2024
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Pediatrics
Hormonal changes during puberty may affect kidney health in girls, study finds
New research has shown that puberty plays a key role in shaping kidney health in adolescent girls, revealing a surprising shift in how the kidneys respond to injury. Although estrogen is known to protect against kidney damage ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Diabetes
Certain diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of kidney stones and gout
Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may also help to lower the risk of recurrent kidney stones and gout flare-ups, finds a study from Canada published by BMJ.
Nov 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
1990 to 2021 saw global rise in chronic kidney disease cases, deaths in women
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases and deaths in women surged worldwide between 1990 and 2021, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fasting diet may aid kidney function, study suggests
In patients with chronic kidney disease, the loss of podocytes—part of the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier—causes irreversible disease progression. So far, physicians and researchers have found no way to effectively ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Health
Tougher limits on salt in packaged foods could save thousands of lives, study shows
Introducing tougher restrictions on sodium levels for packaged food could prevent thousands of deaths and save billions of dollars in health spending in Australia alone, a new study shows.
Oct 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of post-COVID symptoms linked to body mass index in children
A study by the University of Pennsylvania and researchers from 26 U.S. children's hospitals has linked elevated body mass index (BMI) to a significantly higher risk of developing post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Cardiology
Small but important differences seen between rosuvastatin, atorvastatin
There are small but important differences in risk for some clinical outcomes associated with rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Oct 30, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Developing kidneys from scratch: Researchers tackle the tremendous burden of kidney disease
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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