Medical research
Damaged lungs regenerated in study
A new technique to rehabilitate lungs that are too damaged to be considered for transplant could benefit an increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease.
May 7, 2019
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Surgery
Pig hearts may save human lives: researchers
One day, cardiac patients may enjoy a new lease on life with pig hearts beating in their chests, said researchers reporting a major advance Tuesday in cross-species organ transplantation.
Apr 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aldosterone linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression and end-stage kidney disease
A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today. The risk of CKD worsening ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows artificial intelligence can detect language problems tied to liver failure
Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon's ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Health
Medicaid expansion linked to reduced mortality among dialysis patients
In the first three years of Medicaid expansion due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of patients with end-stage kidney disease who died within a year of starting dialysis decreased in states that expanded Medicaid ...
Oct 26, 2018
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Medical research
Pigs grow new liver in lymph nodes, study shows
Hepatocytes—the chief functional cells of the liver—are natural regenerators, and the lymph nodes serve as a nurturing place where they can multiply. In a new study published online and appearing in a coming issue of ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toward a blood test for early-stage liver disease
One in four people in Western and Asian societies develop a build-up of fat in the liver as a result of an unhealthy diet. This disease – referred to as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – causes no symptoms initially ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early changes to synapse gene regulation may cause Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory loss and a reduction in cognitive abilities. Patients with AD develop multiple abnormal protein structures in their brains that are thought to ...
Oct 15, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
NIH trial to track outcomes of liver transplantation from HIV+ donors to HIV+ recipients
The first large-scale clinical trial to study liver transplantation between people with HIV has begun at clinical centers across the United States. The HOPE in Action Multicenter Liver Study will determine the safety of this ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Medical research
Scientists offers way to disrupt fibrosis
A team of scientists that includes Saint Louis University researchers has identified a new way to intervene in the molecular and cellular cascade that causes fibrosis – a condition where the body's natural process of forming ...
Nov 10, 2013
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