Itchy feet can stem from common issues like athlete’s foot or eczema, or serious conditions like kidney disease. Learn causes and effective treatments.
In reality, the results were less definitive than advertised. The researchers had not seen tumors, but they had significantly changed the epigenetic age of cells in just two organs: kidneys and skin. And something else about the result jumped out as puzzling to researchers like Brenner, as well...
In this first-in-human phase I study, the safety and tolerability of transplanting CHC-pretreated kidneys were evaluated.CHC or placebo was added to the preservation solution during HMP of donated kidneys from deceased donors for at least 3 h before transplantation into adult patients. The primary...
Regular binge drinking has a detrimental effect to your body, negatively affecting major organs such as your liver, heart and kidneys. The recommended amount of alcohol is no more than 21 units / week for men and 14 units / week for women. 1 unit of alcohol can be found in about half ...
The self-renewal process, which is fundamentally different from how other bodily tissues are thought to regenerate, helps explain how, barring injury or disease, the kidneys can remain healthy for a lifetime. The researchers described the mechanism in a study published April 17 inNature Nanotechnolo...
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
Using Stem Cells to Treat Disease Stem Cell Research Controversy Stem Cell Basics HowStuffWorks / Lee Dempsey A stem cell is essentially the building block of the human body. Stem cells are capable of dividing for long periods of time, are unspecialized, but can develop into specialized ce...
ofskin cancer. Preventing hyperpigmentation due to sun exposure would allow the skin to lighten on its own because the cells regenerate and other skin treatments effectively lighten the skin as well. Without protection from sun damage, medical and natural treatments to lighten the skin would be ...
peripheral neuropathy is a big sign of a poor redox potential.So is degenerative disc disease.Tissues need a higher redox potential to regenerate. Protein synthesis is the most expensive cost of energy a cell has. This tells us about ubiquitination rates. When you constantly have to turn over ...
However, the liver may still regenerate its functioning as far as it’s not damaged completely. Cases have been reported, where liver has regained optimal functioning, even after 3/4thof its cells were dead. The initial step to treat swelling due to excessive alcohol consumption is to beat th...