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Prehypertension, Obesity And Kidney Disease Risks
July 21, 2009 — People with prehypertension are not at increased risk of kidney disease if their body mass index (BMI) is under 30.0 kg/m2, a first-ever examination of the combined effect of blood pressure and body ... > full story -
Baking Soda: For Cooking, Cleaning, And Kidney Health?
July 16, 2009 — A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate -- baking soda, already used for baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn and more -- slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced chronic ... > full story -
Why African-Americans Are At Greater Risk Of Hypertension And Kidney Disease
July 13, 2009 — Physician-scientists believe that a heightened level a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and kidney disease compared to whites. ... > full story -
Dialysis Safe For Kidney Patients' Heart Health, Study Suggests
July 9, 2009 — Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a new study. Since cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in ... > full story -
First 16-Patient, Multicenter 'Domino Donor' Kidney Transplant
July 7, 2009 — Surgical teams at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit successfully completed the first ... > full story -
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New Approach To Screening For Serious Kidney Disease
July 7, 2009 — The combination of two common medical tests can improve a doctor’s ability to predict which patients will develop serious kidney ... > full story -
Receptor Also Active Inside The Cell
July 7, 2009 — Researchers have demonstrated that hormones can also activate their receptors inside the cell. Until now, cell surface expression of hormone receptors was considered a necessity for their ability to ... > full story -
Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed
July 1, 2009 — Researchers have found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an ... > full story -
New Discovery To Aid In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Kidney Disease
July 1, 2009 — Researchers have identified the target antigen PLA2R in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (kidney disease), which has implications for the diagnosis and treatment of this ... > full story -
Clocking Salt Levels In The Blood: Link Between The Circadian Rhythm And Salt Balance
July 1, 2009 — New research suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in the blood of mice. Specifically, the circadian clock protein Period 1 was found to function downstream ... > full story
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