Male hormones regulate bodily functioning. These chemical messengers influence energy, mood, muscle, fat, health, and overall ...

Researchers have determined in a new study that albuminuria, and not diminished kidney function, is independently associated with a greater risk of cancer development. The research, involving more ...

Read on for key signs to spot - and who's at higher risk A RED flag sign in your pee could mean you have a 25 per cent higher risk of dementia, scientists say. Having high levels of the protein ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has found. Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a ...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, the loss of podocytes—part of the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier—causes irreversible disease progression. So far, physicians and researchers have found ...

Department of the Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China Background: Inflammation and liver function are associated with ...

FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The DIALIVE novel liver dialysis device seems safe and has a positive impact for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), according to a study ...

The DIALIVE device performs a two-step process to screen bacterial toxins and replace an important blood protein produced by the liver The device was safe and effective in this early-stage clinical ...

Washington: Researchers from UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, UCL spin-out Yaqrit, and their colleagues have completed the first successful in-patient study of liver dialysis. When compared to patients ...

A novel extracorporeal liver device has been found to be safe and able to reduce endotoxaemia and improve albumin function in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in a recent randomised ...

Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Researchers from UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, UCL spin-out Yaqrit, and their colleagues have completed the first successful in-patient study of liver dialysis. When ...

But when liver function is seriously reduced, such as through alcohol abuse, obesity or viral infection, less albumin is produced. In ACLF, its function is also seriously impaired; liver cells die and ...