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Chronic kidney disease has genetical origins

...dney disease. The gene causes abnormalities in the plasma triglycerides that is a common part of malfunction of the kidneys. The APOE gene had also been associated with Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease through previous studies. The variants of the gene perform differently on kidney functions. In compar...

Spray on contraceptive clears Phase I trial

...imes in the gut resulting in rapid fluctuations in plasma concentrations....

Hypertension can be caused by Inhalation of Salt

...he gastrointestinal tract. Consequent increases in plasma sodium may be responsible for increases in the blood pressure", explain Kripa Haldiya. It is known that high consumption of salt can make a person prone to develop high blood pressure and the consequent development of heart and kidney diseases, whi...

Inhaling Salt Can Lead To Hypertension

...he gastrointestinal tract. Consequent increases in plasma sodium may be responsible for increase in blood pressure," the researchers said. Their findings also suggest that workers in factories such as the ones studied could easily protect themselves from the negative effects of exposure to salt particles b...

Heart Disease In Women Can Be Reduced By Eating Grapes

...uman subjects – that is, in the grape powder group plasma triglycerides were 39 per cent lower, very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol was 50 per cent lower, phospholipids were 30 per cent lower and concentrations of cholesterol in the aorta were 33 per cent lower. However blood levels of LDL chole...

Increasing Insulin Response In Type 2 Diabetics With New Protein Mixture

...rlands tested insulin responses and the subsequent plasma glucose disposal rates in 10 men with type 2 diabe...nylalanine. Results of the study showed that the plasma insulin responses were 299 per cent higher in the diabetics and 132 per cent in the control subjects...

Making Fortification Mandatory In Order To Reduce Birth Defects

...ns in serum and in red blood cells and had lowered plasma homocysteine levels.Thus researchers say milk is indeed a suitable matrix for fortification to enhance the folate status in humans. However researchers say to compare whether milk or bread would be a more effective source of the vitamin, a comparati...

Stem Cells Keeping Patients Alive

...iver cells were inserted to detoxify the patient’s plasma and replace missing nutrients....

Elevated Insulin Levels To Influence Levels Of Inflammatory Markers

...and beta-amyloid (a protein associated with AD) in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. Moderate peripheral hyperinsulinemia (increased levels of insulin) provoked striking increases in CNS (central nervous system) inflammatory markers, the authors reported. Their findings suggest that insulin-resistant condit...

Different Types Of Multiple Sclerosis May Be Treated Differently

...ction -- in their lesions are likely to respond to plasma exchange, a treatment for acute MS attacks. The ...lished in the August issue of The Lancet. During plasma exchange treatment, the patient’s blood is removed and the blood cells are mechanically separated fr...

Alzheimer's Disease Caused By Insulin Increase

...els of inflammatory markers and beta-amyloid // in plasma and in cerebrospinal fluid and these markers may c...and beta-amyloid (a protein associated with AD) in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. "Moderate peripheral hyperinsulinaemia (increased levels of insulin) provo...

Dengue fever in Delhi after the Monsoon

...weakens the wall of the blood vessels resulting in plasma leakage; disease suppresses the production of plat...Red blood cell and platelet transfusions and fresh plasma are indicated for severe bleeding and decreasing hematocrit values. No dengue vaccine is available...

Adding Sorghum Compounds To Dietary Supplements May Help Lower Cholesterol

...orghum lipid extract work collectively in lowering plasma and liver cholesterol concentrations. For the st... the diet by weight. After a period of four weeks, plasma non-HDL cholesterol concentration was found to be lowered by 69 per cent in hamsters fed with the hi...

Preventing Age-Related Mental Decline By Consuming Vitamin B

...g ability (a measure of constructional praxis) and plasma levels of homocysteine, folate, and vitamins B-6 and B-12, as well as dietary intake of each of the vitamins. However, the effects of folate on cognitive function were seen to be independent of its impact on homocysteine: dietary folate seemed to pro...

Carnitine deficiency in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

...t of complications is widely recognized. Decreased plasma carnitine levels have already been reported in pat...ildren and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. The plasma total, free, and acylcarnitine levels in 47 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes were deter...

Protein Carbonyl Level Causes Oxidative Protein Damage In Diabetics

...nd hemodialysis (HD) on oxidative modifications of plasma proteins. Researchers from the Department of Bioc...e DM patients. Data from this study confirm that plasma carbonyl level is a relevant marker of protein oxidation in both DM and diabetic HD patients. Increa...

Beta-Carotene Linked With Lower Incidence Of Deaths In Elderly

... The current study investigated the association of plasma carotene (alpha- and beta-carotene) and alpha-tocopherol with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in elderly people. The current study involved 1168 elderly men and women in Belgium, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal ...

Taurine May Help Delay Diabetic Complications

...ine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the plasma and cytosol. Besides its role in bile acid conjugation, taurine has been shown to be involved in various important physiological functions, such as cell membrane stabilization, antioxidation, detoxification, osmoregulation, neuromodulation, and brain...

A Novel System For Clinical Banking Of Umbilical Cord Blood

...ed, germ-free, closed circuit was developed, where plasma and red blood cells (RBC) depletion was obtained b...s. Since Polygeline has been clinically used as a plasma expander and no toxic effects on patients were reported, the protocol can be applied in the large-sc...

Leptin and inflammatory cytokines in women with pre-eclampsia

...lampsia is associated with an increase in maternal plasma leptin concentration, and it has been demonstrated that placental production of leptin is augmented in women with severe pre-eclampsia Twenty-seven women with pre-eclampsia and 25 normotensive pregnant women were enrolled for the study. Maternal ser...

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