Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Kidney Diseases

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Urine test can assess risk of kidney cancer recurrence

A simple urine test that can assess the risk of kidney cancer recurrence at an early stage could spare patients from frequent X-ray examinations and thus reduce the associated radiation, anxiety and costs.

How mutations in bodily tissues affect aging

Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated how mutations that occur in muscles and blood vessels over time can affect aging. The studies, which are published in Nature Aging, show that such mutations ...

High metabolic syndrome severity linked to development of CKD

High metabolic syndrome (MetS) severity, expressed by the continuous metabolic syndrome severity score (cMetS-S), is associated with development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study recently published in ...

Lupus low disease activity state attainable in lupus nephritis

In lupus nephritis, attainment of complete renal response (CRR)/partial renal response (PRR) and lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) is associated with best relapse-free survival, with independent associations seen with ...

Dietary patterns linked to chronic kidney disease risk

Compared with other dietary indices, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) provide chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk discrimination, according to a study published online ...

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