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Study reveals impact of hyper-palatable foods
Updated : 2 years, 4 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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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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Study finds key regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The kidney carries out important functions via microscopic functional units called nephrons. Researchers are investigating which factors control the formation and function of specific segments of the nephron, called the distal nephron. Their findings could h
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Suffering erectile dysfunction? These could be the reasons
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 1 (ANI): Sleep disorders like insomnia or sleep apnea along with several common drugs may contribute to lower sex drives and erectile dysfunction, according to two new studies at the American Urological Association's AUA 2022 Conference in New Orleans.
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Nephrologist Dr Anuja Porwal decodes relationship between Diabetes and Kid
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 30 (ANI/TPT): Diabetes is one of the leading causes of Kidney Diseases. Approximately 40-60 per cent of new cases of kidney disease are secondary to diabetes. Several research and studies suggest that control of high blood sugar is one of the vital factors in slowing th
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Rela Hospital launches South Chennai Dialysis Support Group
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, Rela Hospital and Prof. Mohamed Rela announced the launch of South Chennai Dialysis Support Group, a Health Equity Initiative, focused on addressing access of information, care and support for diverse families living wit
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Pre-existing ailments behind 29 COVID deaths out of 40 in Delhi: Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): An interim analysis done by Union Health Ministry has revealed that over 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in 40 cases reported in Delhi was due to co-morbid conditions in which the deceased were having pre-existing ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and c
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Chronic kidney diseases and eventual heart failure have intricate connecti
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): Chronic kidney diseases can lead to heart disorder or even heart-issue related deaths reveals a recent study.
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New genes linked to childhood nephrotic syndrome identified
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 29(ANI): Childhood nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common chronic kidney diseases among children.
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Risk stages for children with chronic kidney disease uncovered
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 25(ANI): Although a prognostic guide to kidney diseases exists for adults, the first tool specific to children has now been uncovered.
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New tech could provide better case for kidney disease patients
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Feb. 22 (ANI): Researchers have found a new technology in order to improve the care of patients with kidney diseases, a new study says.
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