Search Results: KIDNEY (497)

…into the various specialized cells that form a liver, kidney or heart. But scientists will need to arrange those diverse cells into the right patterns if they want the heart…

…applied to a wide variety of areas, from staff rostering to kidney exchange programs.” Reference: “The electronic structure of benzene from a tiling of the correlated 126-dimensional wavefunction” by Yu…

…tested the drugs in Vero cells, a cell line developed from kidney cells of the African Green Monkey, which are commonly used to grow viruses for vaccine production. An anti-helminthic…

…emergency department for unrelated problems, for example, one had a kidney stone, another a head trauma. All had pneumonia confirmed by chest CT scan before or soon after admission and…

…UVB sunlight exposure and is transported to the liver and then the kidney where it is changed into an active hormone that increases calcium transport from food in the gut…

…because this method produces so many mature human cells, it could potentially generate materials to treat chronic diseases, such as diabetes or kidney failure, by replacing a patient’s damaged cells…

…had an organ transplant, the CDC says. Obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, and liver disease are among the other conditions. Reference: “COVID-19 Virulence in Aged Patients Might Be…

…Ph.D., of the University of Tokyo. This study was supported by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grants DK099257, DK117881, DK119973, DK096990, DK103645 and P30DK120531; National Center…

…to a cell surface protein that is abundant on human respiratory and intestinal epithelial cells, endothelial cells, and kidney cells, among others. While the viral ancestor in the bat is…

…up in the liver, kidney, and blood. Accumulating too much fat in one’s liver, kidneys, or blood can damage the organs and lead to heart disease. The study “BAM15 Mediated…

…are many different ways COVID-19 can cause neurological dysfunction, he said. Because this disease may affect multiple organs (lung, kidney, heart), the brain may also suffer from lack of oxygenation…

…proteins known as reflectins, which can produce iridescent camouflage. In their experiments, the researchers cultured human embryonic kidney cells and genetically engineered them to express reflectin. They found that the…

…demographics and medical comorbidities — such as heart disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease — and recorded patient vitals, test results, and treatment. The cohort of patients had a mean…

…regulation. However, ACE inhibitors often have unpleasant side effects, such as dry cough, headache, skin rashes, and kidney impairment. In contrast, natural ACE inhibitors found in some foods, including milk,…

…older individuals. Also, the burden of gout was generally highest in developed regions and countries. High body mass index and impaired kidney function were risk factors for gout. “The increasing…

…heart and the kidney. A histological section of the lung of a COVID-19 patient reveals blood vessels (outlined) occluded by microclots in association with platelets and neutrophils. Credit: Stark/LMU These…

…such as body mass index (BMI) and kidney function, patients with a small pupil area had a 28% lower risk of all-cause mortality and an 18% reduced risk of readmission…

…Kidney Diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Grant numbers R01 DK101578, P30 DK56341, U24 DK097153,…