News tagged with urine protein

Toward a urine test for detecting colon cancer

Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a urine test for detecting colon cancer, the third most common cancer in the United States. Such a test could eventually compliment or even reduce ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Key to pre-eclampsia may be found in misfolded proteins in the urine

Clues to the cause of preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Urine test developed to detect heart disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a simple test to detect coronary artery disease by analysing urine samples.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New urine test could diagnose acute kidney injury

The presence of certain markers in the urine might be a red flag for acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results sugge ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0