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Pangolin study uncovers novel strains of coronaviruses and raises concerns about origin

Researchers identify novel HKU4-related coronavirus in a pangolin single-cell sequencing dataset.

22 Jun 2023

Climate change threatens human health: Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint

Researchers explore the contribution of climate change to health disparities among susceptible individuals.

22 Jun 2023

Study finds new way to predict therapy response in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Dr. Niklas Klümper, resident at the Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and working group leader at the Institute for Experimental Oncology (IEO), and Dr. Jonas Saal, resident at the Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology, Immune-Oncology and Rheumatology of the UKB, demonstrated a significant improvement in predicting the response to therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma by incorporating the level of inflammation, which was assessed using two straightforward blood parameters, alongside the conventional imaging-based approach.

22 Jun 2023

MD Anderson and Ochsner Health join forces to advance cancer care in Louisiana

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health today announced a partnership to create Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in southeastern Louisiana.

22 Jun 2023

The link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer's disease established

Renin-angiotensin system, or RAS, is a physiological mechanism essential to human body function. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes overactivation and malfunction of this system.

21 Jun 2023

Uncovering the hidden genetic connections behind COVID-19 and comorbidities

Researchers performed a protein diffusion network analysis using tissue-specific GRNs to identify predispositions to COVID-19.

21 Jun 2023

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of diabetic diets containing D-allulose among type 2 diabetes patients.

21 Jun 2023

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Eating an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but having an apple shape is not nearly as healthy. Now, researchers from Japan have shown that people who carry their weight in their bellies may be at greater risk of poor outcomes if they catch COVID-19.

20 Jun 2023

Wider use of high-dose hemodiafiltration may have benefits for kidney failure patients

Mortality in patients with kidney failure has been found to be 23% lower among those treated with high dose hemodiafiltration compared to those treated with high flux hemodialysis, according to new research from the CONVINCE consortium led by University Medical Center Utrecht.

16 Jun 2023

Investigating the incidences and risks of rotavirus-associated extraintestinal complications in hospitalized children under 5

Researchers studied extraintestinal complications of rotavirus infections in children below the age of five.

16 Jun 2023

Mapping the evolutionary timeline and population distribution of E. coli’s protective outer capsule

In a new study, published today (15 June) in Nature Communications, a multi-centre team led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oslo, Imperial College London and UCL, has mapped for the first time the evolutionary timeline and population distribution of Escherichia coli’s protective outer capsule, which is responsible for the bacterium’s virulence.

15 Jun 2023

Study provides a more complete picture of sickle cell disease mortality burden

A new study suggests the number of deaths due to sickle cell disease is 11 times higher than what is indicated from mortality data sources alone. Sickle cell disease is not just underdiagnosed, but it also increases risk of infection and of death from conditions like stroke, heart problems, kidney problems, and pregnancy complications.

13 Jun 2023

Immune resilience promotes longevity and resistance to infections

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of inflammatory stress - called "immune resilience" - differs widely among individuals.

13 Jun 2023

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a process in immune cells that links vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring.

13 Jun 2023

Researchers review the features of hospitalized patients with C. auris infection or colonization in the US

Researchers explored hospitalizations associated with Candida auris infection.

13 Jun 2023

Letermovir: A promising breakthrough in CMV prevention for kidney transplant recipients

In a recent article published in the journal JAMA Network, researchers performed a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to demonstrate the noninferiority of letermovir vs. valganciclovir for prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in adult CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) who received a kidney from a CMV-seropositive individual.

13 Jun 2023

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

12 Jun 2023

Kidney News and Research

Pangolin study uncovers novel strains of coronaviruses and raises concerns about origin

Climate change threatens human health: Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint

Study finds new way to predict therapy response in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

MD Anderson and Ochsner Health join forces to advance cancer care in Louisiana

The link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer's disease established

Uncovering the hidden genetic connections behind COVID-19 and comorbidities

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Wider use of high-dose hemodiafiltration may have benefits for kidney failure patients

Investigating the incidences and risks of rotavirus-associated extraintestinal complications in hospitalized children under 5

Mapping the evolutionary timeline and population distribution of E. coli’s protective outer capsule

Study provides a more complete picture of sickle cell disease mortality burden

Immune resilience promotes longevity and resistance to infections

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

Researchers review the features of hospitalized patients with C. auris infection or colonization in the US

Letermovir: A promising breakthrough in CMV prevention for kidney transplant recipients

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Pandemic restrictions associated with a significant drop in cancer diagnoses

Scientists use machine learning to unveil new predictors of post-menopausal breast cancer

Sea cucumbers could be key ingredient in preventing diabetes

Event guide: 8th CKD Summit 2026 eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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