Mild cognitive impairment may be present in early stages of kidney disease
The link between brain dysfunction and advanced kidney disease was first noted in 1930, so it is not a new finding.
View ArticleResearchers discover signaling protein that may protect parathyroid glands...
Overactive parathyroid glands,which control the body's blood calcium levels, can lead to kidney stones, neuropsychiatric disorders and bone abnormalities, particularly among elderly women.
View ArticleDrugs can help prevent progression of cardiac hypertrophy in hemodialysis...
Patients with chronic kidney dysfunction frequently develop thickening of the heart muscle, so-called left ventricular hypertrophy. This is particularly pronounced in patients who are in the late stage...
View ArticleEffectiveness of a 'test-and-treat' approach for identification and treatment...
Researchers determined the impact of vitamin D status in preventing all-cause acute respiratory infection and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
View ArticlePrimary hyperparathyroidism increases patients' risk of hip fracture, heart...
In the hormonal disorder primary hyperparathyroidism, patients' risk of hip fracture is elevated by 51%, and that of heart attack or stroke 45%.
View ArticleNew mathematical model of bone renewal predicts the effects of osteoporosis...
The model, described today in eLife, may help improve outcomes for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and reduce the risks of side effects by helping physicians build more personalized treatment...
View ArticleDoes vitamin D play an anti-viral role against SARS-CoV-2?
Researchers screened various compounds for anti-viral properties against SARS-CoV-2.
View ArticleVitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in older adults
Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.
View ArticleVitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60
Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.
View ArticleVitamin D supplementation reduces risk of major cardiovascular events in...
Research investigates the impact of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of major cardiovascular events in older adults. It examines whether monthly doses of vitamin D can alter the occurrence of...
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