Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible deathCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - People ...
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Histamine: an unexpected defender against heart and kidney damage
University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit: ...
InDepth Pharmaceuticals moves ahead with diagnostic to predict kidney transplant success
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina InDepth Pharmaceuticals, founded by Deepak Nihalani, Ph.D., the SmartState Endowed Chair in ...
Unfruitful: Eating more produce will not cure, stop prostate cancer
Diets bolstered by more vegetables produced no extra protection from the increased micronutrientsCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences National guidelines ...
Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT
Deep learning method with neural network accurately differentiates between malignant and benign solid masses on contrast-enhanced CT scans, says AJRCredit: ...
Colorectal cancer risk remains despite modern treatment for ulcerative colitis
Credit: Sjukhusfotograferna på SÖS Patients with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis have a higher risk of dying from colorectal ...
New study shows how patients’ health values can impact vital pelvic floor treatment
The value women put on health has direct effect on treatment outcomesCredit: Swansea University Researchers and health professionals in Swansea ...
Deadly ‘superbugs’ destroyed by molecular drills
Rice, Texas A&M-led research shows motors kill bacteria, revive some antibacterial drugsCredit: Don Thushara Galbadage/Biola University HOUSTON - (Dec. 12, ...
Novel MRI-guided ultrasound treatment destroys prostate cancer
Credit: Study author and RSNA CHICAGO - A novel MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with ...
Downstream signaling: Cilia release ectosomes to deliver important messages in the kidney
Cilia play critical roles in sending and receiving signals from distant sites through mechano- and chemosensation and now through small ...
Driver found for more deadly prostate cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2019) - A transcription factor that aids neuron function ...
Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops could demolish kidney stones
New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point ...
Spherical exosomes may deliver what an injured kidney needs
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Like a swarm of construction workers in ...
CNIO uses organoid technology and single-cell sequencing to advance in the study of bladder cancer
Credit: CNIO Investigation of biological mechanisms in urothelial tissue -one of the three types of tissue that make up the ...