A targeted treatment for IgA nephropathy at last?
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a chronic kidney disease occurring in young adults and is one of the most common reasons for kidney transplantation in this age...
Category: Health
Vegan diets in children may bring heart benefits but pose growth risks
Children on vegan diets have a healthier cardiovascular profile and less body fat than their omnivore peers, but the diets may affect growth, bone mineral content...
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting
The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent it have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier time when...
India to provide free vaccines to all in major policy shift
India’s federal government will provide free coronavirus shots to any adult starting later this month and take back control of the country’s vaccination drive, marred by...
Active efforts to reduce time on a ventilator beneficial for patients, ICUs
More active efforts to reduce patients’ time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free up intensive care resources, a thesis...
COVID-19: Long-term consequences for the kidneys can be expected
The kidneys are a target organ of COVID-19 and are affected very early in the course. However, this is precisely where there is strong prognostic potential:...
Lung sonography is an useful guide to lung decongestion in HD patients at high CV risk
Accumulation of water in the lungs (lungcongestion) is a common condition in hemodialysis patients, particularly in those at high cardiovascular risk, like those presenting coronary artery...
Cloned fruit flies star in ‘Truman Show’ study of how genes play role in social networks
If identical versions of 20 people lived out their lives in dozens of different worlds, would the same people be popular in each world?
Long-term survival after a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction in Australia and New Zealand
Long-term survival after a heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Australia and New Zealand is comparable with the best in the world, but there...
Researchers develop method for rapid, accurate detection of viruses
Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in...
