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Mashup Score: 1Even a modest reduction in kidney function increases health risks in young adults, finds study - 10 month(s) ago
A study of more than 8 million adults in Ontario, Canada suggests that even a modest loss of kidney function is associated with increased health risks. The study, published in The BMJ, could lead to better approaches to prevent chronic kidney disease and related conditions, particularly in younger adults.
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Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if it occurs in a vital organ. Aging societies tend to have an increased number of patients undergoing antithrombotic therapy, and the drugs used in this treatment can affect kidney…
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Mashup Score: 1GWAS in people of Middle Eastern descent reveals a locus protective of kidney function—a cross-sectional study - BMC Medicine - 2 year(s) ago
Background Type 2 diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney failure, which increases globally and represents a significant threat to public health. People from the Middle East represent one of the largest immigrant groups in Europe today. Despite poor glucose regulation and high risk for early-onset insulin-deficient type 2 diabetes, they have better kidney function and lower rates…
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Mashup Score: 1D-Serine is useful for the rapid and precise measurement of kidney function | National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition - 2 year(s) ago
Dec. 7, 2021 A team of researchers led by Tomonori Kimura, director of Center for Rare Disease Research, established a new method to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a primary kidney function, by calculating the clearance of d-serine. The research group evaluated the clearance of d-serine when assessing GFR through the inulin clearance measurement in living kidney transplant donors…
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Mashup Score: 1Distinct Regulation of U-ACE2 and P-ACE2 (Urinary and Plasma Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2) in a Japanese General Population - 3 year(s) ago
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in coronavirus disease 2019 invades the host through ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) 2 as the host cellular receptor for a viral spike protein. ACE
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A national task force announced Thursday that it is recommending the immediate implementation of a new diagnostic equation for measuring kidney function, which advocates say will promote health equity and increase access to transplantation for Black patients.
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Mashup Score: 7In HFrEF, adding empagliflozin to medical therapy reduced a composite outcome, regardless of CKD status | Annals of Internal Medicine - 3 year(s) ago
Source Citation Zannad F, Ferreira JP, Pocock SJ, et al. Cardiac and kidney benefits of empagliflozin in heart failure across the spectrum of kidney function: insights from EMPEROR-Reduced. Circula…
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Fantastic to have @SantosGallegoMD appraise a substudy of the #EmperorReduced RCT for @AnnalsofIM #ACPJournalClub The benefit of #empagliflozin is evident across the range of #kidneyfunction in #HFrEF https://t.co/lfTGX8SFg3 @FaiezZANNAD et al: https://t.co/1XlAi1BnGQ #SGLT2i https://t.co/KAGlU69u31
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Mashup Score: 0Increased Risk of Dementia Correlates With Decreased Kidney Function - Practical Neurology - 3 year(s) ago
In a registry-based study published in Neurology, individuals with reduced kidney function had increased risk of dementia development. In the study, t
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Mashup Score: 10Scientist identifies process critical to kidney function - 3 year(s) ago
Our kidneys are charged with the extraordinary task of filtering about 53 gallons of fluid a day, a process that depends on podocytes, which are tiny, highly specialized cells in the cluster of blood vessels in the kidney where waste is filtered that are highly vulnerable to damage.
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A clinical trial involving researchers at University of Limerick, Ireland has demonstrated the potential benefits of new drugs in protecting kidney function in diabetes.
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Even a modest reduction in #kidneyfunction increases #healthrisks in young adults, finds study @OttawaHospital @bmj_latest https://t.co/L6oVdtPyC6