News tagged with cystatin c
Kidney function decline increases risk of heart failure and premature death
Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Simple blood test identifies persons at highest risk for kidney disease complications
An infrequently used blood test can effectively identify individuals at increased risk of developing complications associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...
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Dec 16, 2010 |
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Small amounts of lead may damage children's kidneys
Small amounts of lead in the bodies of healthy children and teens — amounts well below the levels defined as "concerning" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — may worsen kidney function, according ...
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Biomarkers' ability to improve prediction of cardiovascular risk is modest
Measurement of known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease slightly improves the ability to predict future heart attack or stroke in healthy individuals, but not enough to change preventive therapies. The study led by investigators ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Novel biomarkers in heart failure
Several new biomarkers have been recently described in Heart Failure (HF) syndrome either in stable chronic patients as in the settings of acute decompensation. Biomarkers are used to diagnose disease risk, to predict outcome ...
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May 30, 2009 |
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Updated formula measures kidney function more accurately
Measuring kidney function in children can be expensive, time-consuming for clinicians, and tedious for children, who may be exposed to radioactivity and subjected to a large number of blood draws. A new calculation eliminates ...
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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New clinical equation accurately measures kidney function in children
Measuring a child's kidney function has traditionally been time-consuming, costly, and difficult to perform, but a new equation that uses parameters collected at routine office visits can effectively accomplish this, according ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Measurement of kidney function in children with kidney disease improved
A formula used to measure kidney function in children with chronic kidney disease has been revised to make it more precise, according to a study published online January 21 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. ...
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Jan 20, 2009 |
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Scientists find potential strategy to eliminate poisonous protein from Alzheimer brains
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) have identified a new strategy to destroy amyloid-beta (AB) proteins, which are widely believed to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). Li Gan, PhD, and her ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Scientists use Iceland's genealogical database to pinpoint the heritage of a deadly disease
A collaboration of scientists from Iceland and the United States has used Iceland's genealogical database to trace the ancestors of patients suffering from hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy (HCCAA). Analysis shows ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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A novel way found to prevent protein plaques implicated in Alzheimer's
For unknown reasons a protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. These plaques are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Now two new animal studies show for the first time ...
Nov 18, 2007 |
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