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More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWeaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining

More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWeaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining
Metabolic scarring during TB treatment highlights need for nutrition support, study says

Metabolic scarring during TB treatment highlights need for nutrition support, study says

by Laura Reiley,Cornell UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new studypublishedinPLOS Global Public Healthcontributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a core part o

Metabolic scarring during TB treatment highlights need for nutrition support, study says

by Laura Reiley,Cornell UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new studypublishedinPLOS Global Public Healthcontributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a core part o
How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful?

How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful?

bySalk InstituteAstrocytes in the mouse visual cortex. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic conn

How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful?

bySalk InstituteAstrocytes in the mouse visual cortex. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic conn
How gray hair and cancer may be linked

How gray hair and cancer may be linked

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGray hair is an inevitable hallmark of aging. It's a visual reminder of the passing years and all the bodily changes that accompany it.B

How gray hair and cancer may be linked

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGray hair is an inevitable hallmark of aging. It's a visual reminder of the passing years and all the bodily changes that accompany it.B
Intensive blood pressure lowering could benefit almost all adults with hypertensive chronic kidney disease

Intensive blood pressure lowering could benefit almost all adults with hypertensive chronic kidney disease

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) indicates that nearly all adults with chronic kidney disease (C

Intensive blood pressure lowering could benefit almost all adults with hypertensive chronic kidney disease

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) indicates that nearly all adults with chronic kidney disease (C
How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects
I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u
Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet ithasn't gone away.SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still w

Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet ithasn't gone away.SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still w
Global study finds stable acute kidney injury mortality with shifting age patterns

Global study finds stable acute kidney injury mortality with shifting age patterns

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that in

Global study finds stable acute kidney injury mortality with shifting age patterns

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that in
Flu season starts early in NYC as cases rise fast

Flu season starts early in NYC as cases rise fast

by I. EdwardsFlu season is getting an early start in New York City, with doctors reporting a sharp jump in cases weeks sooner than normal.Data from theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(C

Flu season starts early in NYC as cases rise fast

by I. EdwardsFlu season is getting an early start in New York City, with doctors reporting a sharp jump in cases weeks sooner than normal.Data from theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(C
First vaccine shows promise in protecting from deadly melioidosis infection

First vaccine shows promise in protecting from deadly melioidosis infection

byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and

First vaccine shows promise in protecting from deadly melioidosis infection

byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and
Improving the medical and forensic care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department

Improving the medical and forensic care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department

by Meg Dalton,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he would notice that

Improving the medical and forensic care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department

by Meg Dalton,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he would notice that