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Analysis links impaired kidney function with cognitive disorders

Analysis links impaired kidney function with cognitive disorders

by American Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has demonstrated a link between kidney disease and the development of cognitive problems. The findings will be prese

Analysis links impaired kidney function with cognitive disorders

by American Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has demonstrated a link between kidney disease and the development of cognitive problems. The findings will be prese
Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsThe Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in di

Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsThe Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in di
Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

by European Association of UrologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with

Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

by European Association of UrologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with
West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

by Samuel Ajayi and Yemi R. Raji,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thu

West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

by Samuel Ajayi and Yemi R. Raji,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thu
New type of treatment could reawaken immune response against prostate cancer

New type of treatment could reawaken immune response against prostate cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchA single prostate cancer cell. Credit:Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute, CC BY-NCTargeting a molecule on the surface of immune cells could offer an excitin

New type of treatment could reawaken immune response against prostate cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchA single prostate cancer cell. Credit:Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute, CC BY-NCTargeting a molecule on the surface of immune cells could offer an excitin
Artificially and sugar-sweetened beverages tied to new chronic kidney disease

Artificially and sugar-sweetened beverages tied to new chronic kidney disease

by Lori SolomonHigher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a stu

Artificially and sugar-sweetened beverages tied to new chronic kidney disease

by Lori SolomonHigher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a stu
Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

byUniversity of TsukubaRNA-seq analysis on macrophages isolated from the kidney of Mafbf/fand Mafbf/f::LysM-Cre mice 24 h post-IRI. Credit:The Journal of Immunology(2024). DOI:

Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

byUniversity of TsukubaRNA-seq analysis on macrophages isolated from the kidney of Mafbf/fand Mafbf/f::LysM-Cre mice 24 h post-IRI. Credit:The Journal of Immunology(2024). DOI:
Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in theJournal of

Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in theJournal of
Incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis found to have serious negative health and financial outcomes

Incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis found to have serious negative health and financial outcomes

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigher cost of care and worse patient outcomes are associated with incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in acute care

Incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis found to have serious negative health and financial outcomes

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigher cost of care and worse patient outcomes are associated with incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in acute care
Blood mutations increase risk for acute kidney injury, says study

Blood mutations increase risk for acute kidney injury, says study

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTet2-deficient macrophages are hyperinflammatory in early ischemic kidney injury. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02854-6A

Blood mutations increase risk for acute kidney injury, says study

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTet2-deficient macrophages are hyperinflammatory in early ischemic kidney injury. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02854-6A
RNA study shows urine tests may detect early diseases, allowing some to avoid invasive biopsies

RNA study shows urine tests may detect early diseases, allowing some to avoid invasive biopsies

by Katherine Egan Bennett,University of Texas at ArlingtonCell types of origin across the urine sediment and cell-free transcriptomes. Credit:Clinical Chemistry(2024). DOI: 10.1093/c

RNA study shows urine tests may detect early diseases, allowing some to avoid invasive biopsies

by Katherine Egan Bennett,University of Texas at ArlingtonCell types of origin across the urine sediment and cell-free transcriptomes. Credit:Clinical Chemistry(2024). DOI: 10.1093/c