Immune marker prognostic after non-clear cell RCC surgeryNews-Medical.netThe current study included 281 patients (79 women), of whom 55.5% underwent radical and 44.5% partial nephrectomy. Prior to surgery, an increasing NLR was associated with a higher…
Inflammatory marker may highlight aggressive RCC treatment need – News-Medical.net
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Inflammatory marker may highlight aggressive RCC treatment need
News-Medical.net “The introduction of molecular-targeted agents following cytoreductive nephrectomy may result in the improved survival of patients with mRCC compared with cytokine therapy alone,” the researchers conclude. But they stress that it may be “necessary to … |
Iannuzzi hopes donation of brain after death will aid concussion research – Yahoo! Canada Sports
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Iannuzzi hopes donation of brain after death will aid concussion research
Yahoo! Canada Sports The B.C. Lions receiver hopes the commitment to donate his brain after death for medical research will lead to more knowledge about how football and other contact sports affect the vital organ — and help reduce concussions. “I’ve been living this life … |
Peculiar Brain Signals Found in ?Flat-Lined? Patient – Scientific American
ScientistPeculiar Brain Signals Found in ?Flat-Lined? PatientScientific AmericanThat includes most coma patients who have become unresponsive through some sort of traumatic event. For them, Amzica says, a flat line on the EEG probably represents true b…
Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among US Seniors, Study Shows – U.S. News & World Report
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Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among US Seniors, Study Shows
U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) — The rate of chronic kidney disease in Americans aged 80 and older is increasing, a new study finds. Previous research showed that the rate of chronic kidney disease in the general U.S. population increased from … |
Middletown blood donation center to close – Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
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Middletown blood donation center to close
Hamilton Journal News (subscription) Middletown’s Community Blood Center branch will close Dec. 20, meaning local residents who want to donate blood will have to seek out mobile blood drives or use the West Chester Twp. location. The Community Blood Center is closing the Middletown … |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (CYTK): Cytokinetics: Presentation At Heart Failure Society … – Seeking Alpha
MedPage TodayCytokinetics, Inc. (CYTK): Cytokinetics: Presentation At Heart Failure Society …Seeking AlphaCytokinetics (CYTK) and Amgen (AMGN) first presented data from the ATOMIC HF trial at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC) on Septe…
University of Michigan Cardiovascular study shows DASH diet improves heart … – Newswise (press release)
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University of Michigan Cardiovascular study shows DASH diet improves heart …
Newswise (press release) Diet can dramatically lower hypertension and improve heart function in patients with a common type of heart failure, according to research presented at today’s Heart Failure Society of America meeting in Orlando, Fla. After 21 days of following a low … |
Full-dose beta-blockers still show heart failure benefit – Family Practice News Digital Network
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Full-dose beta-blockers still show heart failure benefit
Family Practice News Digital Network AMSTERDAM – Patients with heart failure appeared to continue to benefit from full-dose beta-blocker therapy against a background of optimal, contemporary treatment, based on an analysis of data collected from an 1,800-patient trial of cardiac … |
Some childhood cancer survivors may face subsequent renal problems – Science Codex
Some childhood cancer survivors may face subsequent renal problemsScience CodexThe researchers found that compared with CCS who did not receive kidney-damaging treatments, those who were treated with ifosfamide or cisplatin and those who underwent neph…