Nephropathy

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Nephropathy refers to damage to or disease of the kidney. An older term for this is nephrosis.

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High urea levels in chronic kidney failure might be toxic after all

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It is thought that the elevated levels of urea (the byproduct of protein breakdown that is excreted in the urine) in patients with end-stage kidney failure are not particularly toxic.


Reduced skin infections in Northern Australian Aboriginal children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A community-based program aimed at reducing the burden of skin disease across remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory has been successful according to a study published November 24 in the open-access journal ...


Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.


With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid

With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What life form can use materials as nutrients that we, and most other animals, would consider waste products?


Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual ...


Reduction in glycotoxins from heat-processing of foods reduces risk of chronic disease

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and ...


High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits — increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from ...


Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Doctors' tests often miss high blood pressure in kids with kidney disease

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...


Link found between depression, early stages of chronic kidney disease

Link found between depression, early stages of chronic kidney disease

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created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

One in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.


Mutations in gene linked to ciliopathies

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have discovered a connection between mutations in the INPP5E gene and ciliopathies. Their findings, which ...


U-M researchers discover therapeutic target that could help patients with pulmonary fibrosis

Researchers discover therapeutic target that could help patients with pulmonary fibrosis

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created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence: there is no treatment and the survival rate is less than three years.


Found: A gene that may play a role in type 1 diabetes

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at Stanford University have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's insulin-producing cells. Insulin, a ...


Is it really only our kidneys that control blood pressure?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The problem of high blood pressure has reached pandemic proportions, causing premature death through heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease in a third of the UK population. For decades, scientists have battled at length ...