Medications
Low-dose lithium may slow kidney aging
Best known therapeutically as a treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium has long intrigued researchers with its potential age-defying properties.
Apr 11, 2022
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Genetics
Turning off the damaging signals from a genetic syndrome that causes debilitating kidney disease
A treatment strategy using an antibody that inhibits a cell signaling protein called interleukin-11 (IL-11) could lead to new hope for people with a debilitating genetic kidney disease called Alport syndrome. Scientists from ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Work, sex, swimming and fit bands: All safe for dialysis patients
On dialysis for kidney failure and assume swimming or sit ups are out of the question? Think again. New international guidelines have been released on the eve of Kidney Health Week showing how important it is for dialysis ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comorbidities predict positive RT-PCR testing
Researchers at CDDEP, University of California, Berkeley, and the Government of Tamil Nadu recently published 'SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality during the first epidemic wave in Madurai, South India: a prospective, active ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Cardiology
Finerenone may delay onset of AFib in patients with chronic kidney disease, diabetes
Patients with chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes who took the experimental drug finerenone were about 30% less likely to develop the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AFib) than those taking a placebo, according ...
May 17, 2021
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Medical research
Novel diabetes subgroups show differences in biomarkers of inflammation
Chronic inflammation is increasingly a focus of research. A recent study has now identified differences in indicators of inflammation between novel diabetes subgroups. But what does this mean for the future?
Apr 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Progressive kidney disease may be predicted by proteins in urine
In a study of people who were diagnosed during hospitalization with the short term but serious disorder called acute kidney injury (AKI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that the levels of three proteins isolated ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Genetics
Overlooked cilium could be genetic key to common diseases
Until recently, scientists believed that the primary cilium—an antenna-like structure found on the surface of most human cells—was largely vestigial and had little bearing on the day-to-day lives of human beings. But ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover why a rare syndrome is giving people diseases linked to another group of genetic disorders
Zellweger syndrome is a rare disease which at its mildest form can cause developmental delays in childhood and vision and hearing loss in adulthood. At its most severe, it can mean weak muscle tone, feeding and respiratory ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Cardiology
Is your child's blood pressure something to worry about?
The term "high blood pressure" rarely conjures images of young, playful children.
May 13, 2020
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