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Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Aug 2023

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Researchers identify potential markers for severe COVID-19 and death in COPD patients.

8 Aug 2023

Is there an association between migraines and the onset of inflammatory bowel disease?

The link between migraines and the new onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

4 Aug 2023

Racial disparities in mortality rates persist in the United States

An analysis of 19 causes of death in the United States revealed persistent disparities and a familiar pattern across five racial-ethnic groups and 3,110 counties from 2000 to 2019. That's according to the most comprehensive peer-reviewed research published today in The Lancet.

4 Aug 2023

Review studies relationships between vitamin E intake or circulating α-tocopherol and various health outcomes

In a recent study, researchers examined the relationships between vitamin E or circulating α-tocopherol intake and health outcomes using a meta-analyses.

2 Aug 2023

New research sheds light on gut-kidney axis in diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Researchers explored gut microbiota composition to evaluate the association between the microbes and diabetic clinical phenotypes.

2 Aug 2023

The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on T cell activation: autoimmune disorders and endothelial cell dysfunction

Authors explored the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on thymus (T) cell activation.

1 Aug 2023

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

Researchers summarize available data on pyroptosis in the context of renal fibrosis, as well as its prevention and treatment.

1 Aug 2023

Research reveals surprising genetic overlap between neurological and psychiatric disorders

Researchers compared the shared genetic risk and biological foundations of neurological and mental illnesses.

1 Aug 2023

Study investigates the serious health issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

A landmark research project will place health workers in Indigenous communities across Queensland to study the long-term wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

1 Aug 2023

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women, and children.

31 Jul 2023

Higher plant protein intake linked to lower risk of chronic kidney disease

Plant-based diets confer various health benefits, including lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.

31 Jul 2023

The impact of diabetes mellitus on morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

Researchers examine the impact of DM on post-COVID-19 clinical outcomes.

31 Jul 2023

COVID-19 treatment: study evaluates ACEi and ARB effects on clinical outcomes

A group of researchers compared the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers.

27 Jul 2023

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

It's not exactly what he's best known for, but Alexander Hamilton helped develop the first national, compulsory health insurance policy in the world: a 1798 taxpayer-financed plan Congress approved to cover sick and disabled seamen.

25 Jul 2023

The relationships between risk factors and kidney events in two diabetic cohorts

Researchers use the association rule to assess chronic kidney disease risk in the General and Worker diabetes populations.

25 Jul 2023

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Based on findings from a study published today in the journal The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who donate a kidney to other people living with HIV (PLWH) have a low risk of developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or other kidney problems in the years following the donation.

24 Jul 2023

Exclusion of chronic kidney disease patients from cardiovascular trials leaves significant evidence gaps

Study looks at how and where patients with CKD have been excluded from CVD RCTs over the last two decades.

24 Jul 2023

New kidney tissue atlas could advance understanding of kidney injury and disease

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helped lead a major study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that uncovered rich cellular and molecular diversity in healthy and diseased kidneys, creating a kidney tissue atlas that will help further understanding of kidney injury and disease.

19 Jul 2023

Kidney Disease News and Research

Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Is there an association between migraines and the onset of inflammatory bowel disease?

Racial disparities in mortality rates persist in the United States

Review studies relationships between vitamin E intake or circulating α-tocopherol and various health outcomes

New research sheds light on gut-kidney axis in diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on T cell activation: autoimmune disorders and endothelial cell dysfunction

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

Research reveals surprising genetic overlap between neurological and psychiatric disorders

Study investigates the serious health issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

Higher plant protein intake linked to lower risk of chronic kidney disease

The impact of diabetes mellitus on morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 treatment: study evaluates ACEi and ARB effects on clinical outcomes

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

The relationships between risk factors and kidney events in two diabetic cohorts

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Exclusion of chronic kidney disease patients from cardiovascular trials leaves significant evidence gaps

New kidney tissue atlas could advance understanding of kidney injury and disease

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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