Oncology & Cancer
Consumer health: Understanding kidney cancer
March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about kidney cancer.
Mar 15, 2022
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Kidney Failure
Health
20 mins of daily exercise at 70 may best stave off major heart disease in late old age
Twenty minutes of daily moderate to vigorous exercise in early old age (70-75) may best stave off major heart disease, including heart failure, in late old age (80+), suggests research published online in the journal Heart.
Feb 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Replacing carbohydrate with protein appears to reduce mortality in adults with chronic kidney disease, study suggests
A lower-carbohydrate and lower-sugar diet could increase life expectancy for adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to new research published in the journal Renal Failure. Replacing carbohydrate with protein ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Diabetes
Treating diabetes without drugs? Novel non-pharmacologic treatments are on the horizon
A multi-institutional team including Yale School of Medicine (YSM) has demonstrated the ability to use ultrasound to stimulate specific neurometabolic pathways in the body to prevent or reverse the onset of type 2 diabetes ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Genetics
MAP3K15 variant found to be a potential target for managing diabetes
A team of researchers at AstraZeneca, working with colleagues from the University of Mexico and the University of Oxford, has found that a protein tied to the MAP3K15 gene variant may represent a potential target for managing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease is a major cause of cardiovascular deaths
A new analysis indicates that by 2013, cardiovascular deaths attributed to reduced kidney function outnumbered kidney failure deaths throughout the world. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...
Apr 13, 2017
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Medications
Top-selling drug Farxiga sees potential to reach more patients
One of AstraZeneca Plc's top-selling drugs Farxiga, a diabetes treatment, is beneficial to a wider pool of patients than previously indicated, a study shows, bolstering the product's blockbuster potential.
Aug 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists announce major breakthrough against rare kidney disease
Scientists at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against Membranous Nephropathy (MN) – a rare kidney disease which ...
May 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding diabetic kidney disease
March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about diabetic kidney disease.
Mar 17, 2022
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Medical research
Big study answers treatment question for little known kidney condition
The largest ever randomized controlled trial in IgA nephropathy has found that treatment with methylprednisolone—a cheap, widely used corticosteroid drug—halves the risk of losing kidney function and kidney failure, and ...
May 17, 2022
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