Albuminuria, an established biomarker of the progression of chronic kidney disease, is also recognized as a biomarker for the risk of cardiovascular disease. Elevated urinary albumin excretion indicates kidney damage and systemic vascular disease, including myocardial capillary disease and arterial …
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Researchers develop blood test that enables rapid diagnosis of LVO stroke in non-hospital settings.
Doughnuts come in many shapes, sizes and flavors, and they’re oftentimes a delightful treat for many occasions. Food writers recently praised one eatery in St.…
The Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN) Risk Calculator identifies acute interstitial nephritis in the at-risk population.
Glomerular disorders have a highly variable clinical course and biomarkers that reflect molecular mechanisms underlying progression are needed. Based on our previous work identifying plasminogen…
CKD is independently associated with incident HFpEF despite a similar change in relevant echocardiographic parameters in patients with or without CKD.
The consistently high image contrast produced with 100-140 kVp by tantalum compared with bismuth and iodine at equal mass concentration suggests that tantalum could potentially…
There have been few fundamental improvements in clinical X-ray contrast agents in more than 25 years, and the chemical platform of tri-iodobenzene has not changed.…
In vertebrates, thyroid hormones (THs, thyroxine, and triiodothyronine) are critical cell signaling molecules. THs regulate and coordinate physiology within and between cells, tissues, and whole…
Living systems are built from a small subset of the atomic elements, including the bulk macronutrients (C,H,N,O,P,S) and ions (Mg,K,Na,Ca) together with a small but…
Our study highlights the close relationship between cardiovascular health and cancer mortality. Our findings suggest that obesity may play a significant role in cancer mortality…
