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Study evaluates symptom trajectories in patients with kidney disease
Updated : 3 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 months, 2 weeks 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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Early-stage kidney patients can manage their disease with the right know-h
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Mumbai-based Kidney Warriors Foundation (KWF) hosted a knowledge workshop with the city's top Nephrologists to address the concerns and questions of patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The workshop drew upon the expert
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Study finds key regulators of urinary concentration in the kidney
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Research reveals calcium and potassium-rich diets may help prevent kidney
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rochester [Monroe], August 6 (ANI): Kidney stones are associated with cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and chronic kidney disease in addition to being excruciatingly painful. If you've already had a kidney stone, your chance of getting another one within five years rises by 30 per cent,
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Diets high in calcium, potassium may prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Rochester [Monroe], August 2 (ANI): Aside from being extremely painful, kidney stones are also linked to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and chronic kidney disease. The likelihood of developing another kidney stone within five years increases by 30 per cent if you've already had one.
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Cardiac Care Department brings back patients from brink at BAGH Hospital
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI/PNN): The Bhailal Amin General Hospital (BAGH) has established itself among the pioneers in the healthcare sector over the past five decades. What started as a healthcare resort for the founding Alembic group has now evolved into a multi-speciality tertiary ca
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Study finds new algorithm that can identify people with Kidney disease ris
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI): A new algorithm can analyse thousands of mutations across the genome and determine a person's risk of getting chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study.
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Genetic algorithm could predict risk of kidney disease decades before onse
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): A new study by the Columbia University Irving Medical Center suggests that by analyzing thousands of genetic risk variants, a new algorithm may be able to predict your risk of developing chronic kidney disease decades before the onset.
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New algorithm can identify people with kidney disease risk, suggests study
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 17 (ANI): According to a new study, a new algorithm can analyse thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease.
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Talking about Kidney Health in the Language of the World
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], March 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and harmful: 1 out of 10 adult people worldwide suffer from CKD. Awareness about kidney health continues to be low in India.
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Zydus Lifesciences gets DCGI approval for Oxemia drug
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 7 (ANI): Zydus Lifesciences on Monday said it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for a new drug application, Oxemia (Desidustat), a first-of-its-kind oral treatment in India for anemia associated with chronic kidney disea
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