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World's 1st HIV living donor to HIV Recipient ABO Incompatible Kidney Tran
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI/ATK): In a historic accomplishment, a team led by Dr. Sachin Soni, Consultant Intervention Nephrologist, Medicover Hospitals, Aurangabad gave a second lease of life to the patient by performing World's first HIV positive living Donor to HI
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Study reveals risk factors of chronic kidney disease in children
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, making research challenging and leaving significant gaps in the quantity and quality of data that informs young patients with the condition. Even the largest prospective studies are restricted in their use due to selection bias and relatively
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Study reveals impact of hyper-palatable foods
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Findings from experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Kansas may offer more precise instructions regarding the food you place on your plate if reducing weight was one of your 2023 resolutions.
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Sugar causes swelling, which leads to common kidney disease: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' throws light on the role sugar plays in the contraction of common kidney disease.
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Research sheds light on sugar's role in common kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.
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New drug offers potential treatment for common kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A serious condition that can cause the kidneys to suddenly stop working could be treated with existing medicines, a new study shows.
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Study reveals existing medicines prevent to cause kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, serious illness that can cause the kidneys to suddenly stop working could be addressed with existing medications.
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Study: Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats that conveniently served as ancient pest-
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Childhood kidney diseases can be diagnosed with new tool: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A urine or blood test can typically tell doctors if a patient has kidney damage. However, these tests can still miss the very early stages of nephron loss which signal the start of CKD.
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Study evaluates symptom trajectories in patients with kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
When individuals with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis answered annual questionnaires about their symptoms, researchers found that one-third could be categorized as having a "Worse symptom score and worsening trajectory" of symptoms.
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Scientists explain how virus that affects cat kidneys could also affect hu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats and described its mode of infection, outlining its potential to infect humans, in a study t
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Researchers find Psoriasis does not increase risk of heart attack in peopl
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], October 18 (ANI): Researchers discovered that psoriasis is not an independent risk factor for heart attack in persons who also have an end-stage renal illness, which shares several risk variables with heart disease.
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