AI helps ID cancer risk factors

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer. Deploying machine learning to examine data

Why are male kidneys more vulnerable to disease than female kidneys? Mouse study points to testosterone

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Female kidneys are known to be more resilient to disease and injury, but males need not despair. A new USC Stem Cell-led study published in Developmental Cell describes not only

Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging

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A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery was made while studying patients for the aging

Breakthrough in treatment for world’s leading cause of kidney failure in children

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A potential treatment for the world’s leading cause of kidney failure in children needing dialysis has been discovered by an international team of scientists. The University of Bristol-led breakthrough is

New study uses genetic data to support use of thiazide diuretics for kidney stone prevention

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have been the standard of care

Eye scans provide crucial insights into kidney health

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3D eye scans can reveal vital clues about kidney health that could help to track the progression of disease, research suggests. The advance could revolutionise monitoring of kidney disease, which

Stem cell study reveals how infantile cystinosis causes kidney failure — and how to cure it

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

University at Buffalo research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of the kidney causes infantile cystinosis, a rare disease that significantly shortens the lifespan

Clinical trial demonstrates that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

It’s official: The ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the first randomized controlled clinical trial of ketogenic metabolic therapy for PKD. “I’m really

New study advances search for accurate blood markers for acute kidney injury

November 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Using cells from kidney biopsies, Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers report progress in the search for more accurate and easier-to-obtain markers to help predict, manage and assess treatment of acute kidney

Shedding light on the microbiome and kidney stones

November 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University published in the journal Microbiome has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked