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Urinary System (Page 4)

When Weight Loss Cures Diabetes, Risks for Heart Disease Tumble, Too

2024-01-19
By: Exporter
On: January 19, 2024
In: Diabetes, Fitness & Exercise, Obesity, Urinary System

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who drop pounds to help control their diabetes receive other substantial heath benefits for all their efforts, a new study says. Substantial weight loss that led to even a short-lived remission in type 2 diabetes also prompted a 40% lower rate inContinue Reading

High-Alkaline Water Won’t Prevent Kidney Stones

2024-01-15
By: Exporter
On: January 15, 2024
In: Urinary System

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Trendy bottled water marketed as “alkaline water” isn’t likely to prevent kidney stones in a person plagued by them, a new study reports. These products tend to have contain less alkali than is needed to alter urine pH level enough to keep stonesContinue Reading

Obese Kids Could Be at Risk for Kidney Trouble Later

2024-01-05
By: Exporter
On: January 5, 2024
In: Obesity, Urinary System

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers who’ve packed on extra pounds have a significantly increased risk of developing kidney disease as a young adult, a new study finds. Obesity increased risk of later kidney disease as much as ninefold in boys and fourfold in girls, according to resultsContinue Reading

Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys

2023-12-29
By: Exporter
On: December 29, 2023
In: Dieting, Nutrition / Vitamins, Urinary System

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms. The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being overweight, not exercising or smoking and/or drinking.Continue Reading

Your Microbiome Could Be Setting You Up for Kidney Stones

2023-12-26
By: Exporter
On: December 26, 2023
In: Urinary System

TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The pain of kidney stones seemingly arises out of nowhere, but new research suggests the body’s microbiomes might help create the noxious granules. In the Canadian study, people who had kidney stones appeared to share certain changes in the microbiomes of their gut,Continue Reading

Experimental Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Kidney Disease

2023-12-19
By: Exporter
On: December 19, 2023
In: Urinary System

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. The experimental drug — called BI 690517 for now — cut levels of the liver protein albumin in the urineContinue Reading

Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis

2023-11-07
By: Exporter
On: November 7, 2023
In: Mental Health, Urinary System

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to wildfire-related air pollution in western states has taken its toll on U.S. patients who are on dialysis. New research linked it to elevated risks of hospitalization and death in patients who were receiving in-center hemodialysis treatment in Washington, Oregon and California.Continue Reading

Monkey Given Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Still Alive Two Years Later

2023-10-13
By: Exporter
On: October 13, 2023
In: Organs, Urinary System

FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two years after a gene-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a monkey, researchers report the monkey is still alive. “We’re the only group in the field to comprehensively address safety and efficacy of our donor organ with these edits,” said study co-author Dr.Continue Reading

Hispanics With Kidney Disease Face Higher Risk for Cardiac Arrest

2023-10-12
By: Exporter
On: October 12, 2023
In: Heart / Cardiovascular, Urinary System

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic folks with chronic kidney disease should have early heart health screenings, new research suggests, because they’re at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest. A team from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles discovered this while working to learn aboutContinue Reading

Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health

2023-09-25
By: Exporter
On: September 25, 2023
In: Alcoholism, Diabetes, Urinary System

MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One day, it may be possible to monitor people for risk of disease through continuously measuring skin temperature. Researchers have found in a new study that wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease. “These findings indicate the potential to marry emergingContinue Reading

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