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West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

by Samuel Ajayi and Yemi R. Raji,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thu

West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease. New study confirms genetic cause

by Samuel Ajayi and Yemi R. Raji,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thu
Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

by Elana GotkineFor men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is safe and effective over 24 months of follow-up, according to a studypublishedonline

Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

by Elana GotkineFor men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is safe and effective over 24 months of follow-up, according to a studypublishedonline
AI model can predict continuous renal replacement therapy survival

AI model can predict continuous renal replacement therapy survival

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesOverview of study design and machine learning framework. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49763-3A UCLA-led team has

AI model can predict continuous renal replacement therapy survival

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesOverview of study design and machine learning framework. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49763-3A UCLA-led team has
Long-term study reveals more genetic mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer

Long-term study reveals more genetic mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchXenograft model of prostate cancer. Credit: National Institutes of Health, 2015Scientists have added to the list of inherited genetic mutations known to increase th

Long-term study reveals more genetic mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchXenograft model of prostate cancer. Credit: National Institutes of Health, 2015Scientists have added to the list of inherited genetic mutations known to increase th
Review highlights advances in kidney cancer research and care

Review highlights advances in kidney cancer research and care

byUniversity of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew insights into the biology of kidney cancer, including those informed by scientific discoveries that earned a Nobel

Review highlights advances in kidney cancer research and care

byUniversity of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew insights into the biology of kidney cancer, including those informed by scientific discoveries that earned a Nobel
Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed
Gut microbes implicated in bladder cancer

Gut microbes implicated in bladder cancer

byEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryA science illustrator depicts how the carcinogen BBN (left) is affected by gut bacteria and then metabolized to BCPN (right) and distributed in the body, l

Gut microbes implicated in bladder cancer

byEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryA science illustrator depicts how the carcinogen BBN (left) is affected by gut bacteria and then metabolized to BCPN (right) and distributed in the body, l
How the novel antibody felzartamab impacts IgA nephropathy

How the novel antibody felzartamab impacts IgA nephropathy

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIgA nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune kidney disease driven by immune cells that express a protein called CD38 on their surface

How the novel antibody felzartamab impacts IgA nephropathy

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIgA nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune kidney disease driven by immune cells that express a protein called CD38 on their surface
New method predicts worsening of chronic kidney disease

New method predicts worsening of chronic kidney disease

byAarhus UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit:Journal of the American Society of Nephrology(2024). DOI: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000447Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a n

New method predicts worsening of chronic kidney disease

byAarhus UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit:Journal of the American Society of Nephrology(2024). DOI: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000447Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a n
Scientists identify brain cell type as master controller of urination

Scientists identify brain cell type as master controller of urination

by Emily Packer, George Litchfield,eLifePMCESR1+cells tightly correlate with successful voiding. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103224.1Researchers have identified a su

Scientists identify brain cell type as master controller of urination

by Emily Packer, George Litchfield,eLifePMCESR1+cells tightly correlate with successful voiding. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103224.1Researchers have identified a su
Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in theJournal of

Having more chronic conditions may increase older adults' risk of declining kidney function

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in theJournal of
Early clean intermittent catheterization recommended with neurogenic bladder

Early clean intermittent catheterization recommended with neurogenic bladder

by Lori SolomonEarly clean intermittent catheterization is recommended to reduce the incidence of recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (FUTIs) in children with neurogenic bladder (NB), according

Early clean intermittent catheterization recommended with neurogenic bladder

by Lori SolomonEarly clean intermittent catheterization is recommended to reduce the incidence of recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (FUTIs) in children with neurogenic bladder (NB), according