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Bringing down high salt intake could result in large reductions in cardiovascular disease

A modest cut of just 1 g in daily salt intake could ward off nearly 9 million cases of heart disease and strokes and save 4 million lives by 2030, suggest the estimates of a modeling study published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

17 Aug 2022

Living unrelated donor organ transplants are not inferior to deceased donor organs

Do pediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors compared to deceased donors?

16 Aug 2022

American Heart Association and Cardiovascular Research Foundation join forces to produce joint education programs

Two leaders in cardiovascular disease science, research and education, the American Heart Association (Association) and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), are joining forces to strengthen and expand educational opportunities focused on advancing the latest research in cardiovascular disease and interventional therapies.

15 Aug 2022

For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

Deborah Lewis rose from bed before dawn and signed in to her phone so she could begin delivering fast food, coffee, and groceries to residents in this western patch of the Mojave Desert where test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier generations ago.

15 Aug 2022

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

Scientists discuss their discovery of the novel Langya henipavirus in eastern China.

11 Aug 2022

Leaving small, asymptomatic kidney stones behind increases patient's risk of relapse

When surgeons remove patients' kidney stones, they typically leave behind small stones that appear not to be causing problems.

11 Aug 2022

Smoking continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related death

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) reports nearly 123,000 cancer deaths, or close to 30 percent of all cancer deaths, were from cigarette smoking in the United States in 2019, leading to more than two million Person-Years of Lost Life (PYLL) and nearly $21 billion in annual lost earnings. These losses were disproportionately higher in states with weaker tobacco control policies in the South and Midwest. The results were published today in the International Journal of Cancer.

11 Aug 2022

International medical experts aim to use biomarker-based approaches to advance precision medicine

The diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH (SphingoTec), announces that, during the 4th Scientific Symposium held near Potsdam, Germany, international medical experts discussed the latest developments in diagnostic and therapeutic innovations for advancing precision medicine in critically ill patients.

11 Aug 2022

How ultraprocessed foods affect gut microbiome and health

Researchers describe the association between the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and chronic medical conditions.

10 Aug 2022

Abnormal size or functioning in the heart's left atrium may increase dementia risk

Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia later in life by 35%, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Aug 2022

EPA action boosts grassroots momentum to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’

The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia city.

10 Aug 2022

Study uncovers how common genetic mutations cause renal cancer

The understanding of the link between common genetic mutations and certain cancers is increasing.

9 Aug 2022

A genome-wide catalog of rare copy-number variant associations for 54 disease phenotypes

A recent study published in Cell illustrated a human genome map with dosage sensitivity across disorders.

9 Aug 2022

Aldosterone may increase risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today (Tuesday).

8 Aug 2022

Exercise program improves physical functioning among older adults with chronic kidney disease

This randomized trial recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) found that a 12- month program of in-center aerobic and resistance exercise program improved physical functioning among adults 55 years and older with CKD stages G3b-4 and a high level of medical comorbidities.

8 Aug 2022

CDC identifies bacteria that cause rare melioidosis in domestic environmental samples

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers delve deeper into the structure of protein receptor crucial for cardiovascular health

5 Aug 2022

Vascular dysfunction may be the cause of metabolic changes that can lead to diabetes, study suggests

A major risk factor for diabetes, insulin resistance occurs when the cells of the body do not respond to insulin and cannot make use of the glucose (sugar) in the blood stream.

5 Aug 2022

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigated how the gut microbiome confers immunity to mammalian hosts against SARS-CoV-2 intranasal infection by generating short-chain fatty acids.

5 Aug 2022

Discovery could prevent insulin resistance and have significant benefits for people with type 2 diabetes

In a potential game changer for patients with type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers at the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a therapeutic target for the preservation and regeneration of beta cells (β cells) - cells in the pancreas that produce and distribute insulin.

4 Aug 2022

Kidney News and Research

Bringing down high salt intake could result in large reductions in cardiovascular disease

Living unrelated donor organ transplants are not inferior to deceased donor organs

American Heart Association and Cardiovascular Research Foundation join forces to produce joint education programs

For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

Leaving small, asymptomatic kidney stones behind increases patient's risk of relapse

Smoking continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related death

International medical experts aim to use biomarker-based approaches to advance precision medicine

How ultraprocessed foods affect gut microbiome and health

Abnormal size or functioning in the heart's left atrium may increase dementia risk

EPA action boosts grassroots momentum to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Study uncovers how common genetic mutations cause renal cancer

A genome-wide catalog of rare copy-number variant associations for 54 disease phenotypes

Aldosterone may increase risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease

Exercise program improves physical functioning among older adults with chronic kidney disease

CDC identifies bacteria that cause rare melioidosis in domestic environmental samples

Researchers delve deeper into the structure of protein receptor crucial for cardiovascular health

Vascular dysfunction may be the cause of metabolic changes that can lead to diabetes, study suggests

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

Discovery could prevent insulin resistance and have significant benefits for people with type 2 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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