The humble mucus drug N-acetylcysteine may be medicine’s most versatile repurposing candidate
A scoping review of 140 reviews finds N-acetylcysteine studied across 17 clinical domains, but widespread low-quality and redundant evidence still...
Higher bicarbonate targets fail to slow kidney decline in advanced chronic kidney disease trial
A randomized Vienna trial found that pushing serum bicarbonate to near-normal levels in advanced chronic kidney disease did not slow...
Scientists Discover a Lipid-Gated Calcium Channel That Drives Diabetic Kidney Damage
A new study identifies a ceramide-gated Calhm2 calcium influx pathway, driven by Aebp1, that injures podocytes in diabetic kidney disease...
New 25-Item Scale Catches Hidden Malnutrition in China’s Kidney Patients
Researchers in China and Malaysia have developed and validated a concise 25-item questionnaire that measures kidney disease patients' knowledge, attitudes...
RNA Chemical Tag Emerges as Hidden Driver of Kidney Damage in Diabetes
A new study shows that the RNA demethylase FTO stabilizes EGR1 mRNA through m6A modification, activating a STING1-driven inflammatory cascade...
Chronic Kidney Disease Drains Irish Hospitals of €320 Million in a Single Year
A national analysis of all Irish hospital discharges in 2022 found that chronic kidney disease drove more than 35,000 admissions,...
Spit Proteins Turn Up in Blood and Track Kidney Disease, Study Finds
A large human and mouse study shows that salivary proline-rich proteins circulate in serum and track chronic kidney disease with...
Kidney Biomarkers Face a Reckoning: New Study Asks What Doctors Really Need From AKI Tests
A new Pediatric Research study and accompanying commentary argue that kidney injury biomarkers must be judged by the specific questions...
Scientists Pinpoint a Blood Protein That Helps Drive Kidney Disease in Diabetes
A large mendelian randomization study identifies the circulating protein INHBC as a mediator linking Type 2 diabetes to chronic kidney...
Gentle Ultrasound and Microbubbles Repair Diabetic Kidney Damage in Mice
A new study shows that low-intensity ultrasound combined with clinical microbubble agents reverses endothelial dysfunction and improves kidney function in...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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