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Proteinuria during pre-eclampsia: A poor predictor of complications?
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The estimation of levels of proteinuria in women with pre-eclampsia is not a clinically useful test to predict fetal or maternal outcomes. Researchers publishing in the open access journal BMC Medicine, present evidence that c ...
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Factors associated with decline in child kidney function identified
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Characteristics associated with proteinuria—a predictor of decline in child kidney function—have been identified, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN ...
At risk for kidney disease? Check your genes
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Genetic differences can influence one's risk of developing proteinuria, a condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of ...
Hypertension drug dramatically reduces proteinuria in kidney disease patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Taking a much higher than recommended dose of the hypertension drug candesartan cilexetil effectively lowered the amount of protein excreted in the urine of patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in ...
Combination therapy stops loss of kidney function in rare genetic disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 26, 2007 |
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A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs—an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase-beta (Fabrazyme®, ...
Receptor protein appears to be key in breakdown of kidney filtration
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a new molecular pathway that appears to be involved in urinary protein loss (proteinuria). This early-stage kidney disease affects 100 million people around ...
Severe gestational hypertension may protect against testicular cancer
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Women who experience severe gestational hypertension may give birth to boys at lower risk for testicular cancer, although the exact reasons why are still unclear, according to a paper published in the November 1, 2008, issue ...
Weight loss is good for the kidneys
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Losing weight may preserve kidney function in obese people with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that t ...
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified
May 11, 2008 |
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The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature.
Study shows intensive glucose control reduces serious complications
Jun 10, 2008 |
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An Australian led global study, the largest of its kind, has found that the risk of developing serious kidney disease and other complications amongst our 1.2 million people living with diabetes can be significantly reduced ...
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