NEPHROLOGY: Understanding acute kidney injury to identify potential therapeutics Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a life-threatening condition that frequently complicates the care of hospitalized patients. There are no specific therapies to treat AKI other than kidney replacement therapies such as dialysis…
Source:News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Jan. 24, 2012
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Atrial Fibrillation A Risk Factor In Later Life For Middle-Aged Men With Upper-Normal Blood Pressure
Middle-aged men at the upper end of normal blood pressure had an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation later in life, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder in which irregular heartbeats can lead to stroke and other heart-related complications; it affects […]
A new study that analyzes 10 years of data finds that contrary to what many people may believe, taking part in marathons and half-marathons is not linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest compared to other forms of athletics…
Source:Marathon Running Not Linked To Higher Risk Of Cardiac Arrest
Men are four times more likely to develop liver cancer compared to women, a difference attributed to the sex hormones androgen and estrogen. Although this gender difference has been known for a long time, the molecular mechanisms by which estrogens prevent - and androgens promote - liver cancer remain unclear…
Source:Small Changes In The Genome Account […]
American mothers are multitasking for 48.3 hours each week, compared to 38.9 hours working fathers put in, researchers from Michigan State University reported in American Sociological Review. They add that women find multitasking a negative experience, compared to fathers who say that for them the experience is a positive one…
Source:Working Mothers Multitask More Than Fathers, […]
Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the beverages themselves. While there have been many intervention trials in animals, randomized trials in humans are less common…
Source:In Cardiovascular Disease, Is It The Alcohol Or Polyphenols In Red […]
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist’s study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence. This ability, which Dr. Christian A…
Source:Exploring Men's Ability To Manage Fear In Ways That Allow Them To Exhibit Confidence
American mothers are multitasking for 48.3 hours each week, compared to 38.9 hours working fathers put in, researchers from Michigan State University reported in American Sociological Review. They add that women find multitasking a negative experience, compared to fathers who say that for them the experience is a positive one…
Source:Working Mothers Multitask More Than Fathers, […]
Participation in marathon and half-marathon races is at an all-time high, but numerous reports of race-related cardiac arrests have called the safety of this activity into question. A new study finds that participating in these races actually is associated with a relatively low risk of cardiac arrest, compared to other forms of athletics…
Source:No Increased Risk […]
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist’s study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence. This ability, which Dr. Christian A…
Source:Exploring Men's Ability To Manage Fear In Ways That Allow Them To Exhibit Confidence
