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Ultra-rapid treatment reduces odds of post-stroke disability 25 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
When it comes to treating stroke, time is brain and every minute counts. That tenet was supported yet again by an international study showing that the sooner clot-busting treatment is begun—preferably...
Too-low diastolic blood pressure can be deadly for CKD patients 25 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Having too-low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may be deadly for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Blood pressure (BP) recommendations are stricter for patients with CKD than for the general ...
Higher urinary albumin excretion associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease among black adults 25 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
In a large national study, higher levels of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio was associated with greater risk of incident but not recurrent coronary heart disease in black individuals when comp...
Access to kidney transplants hampered by unemployment; Full-time workers more likely to get transplants 25 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
People in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney or to actually receive a new kidney once on the list if they are ...
Nitric Oxide Can Regulate Gene Expression 24 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy have discovered a new role for nitric oxide, a gas molecule crucial for cellular signaling and health.
Doctors Fleeing Medicare? Not So Fast, Feds Say 24 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
An analysis allays concerns that Medicare beneficiaries may have trouble getting in to see doctors. Access has been stable and is on par, or a little better, than for people with private health insura...
Unprecedented control of genome editing may promise insight into human development, disease 24 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism’s DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within and how it guides biological function.
Resistant Hypertension Common in Patients with Moderate CKD 24 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
A new study has found that more than 50% of patients with moderate chronic kidney disease have resistant hypertension.
Architecture of chromosomes: A key for success or failure 24 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
In a pioneer study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Communications, a research team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal), led by Miguel Godinho Ferreira...
Gut taste mechanisms are abnormal in diabetes sufferers 24 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.
