Course of matrix metalloproteinase-9 isoforms after the administration of uric acid in patients with acute stroke: a proof-of-concept study. Amaro S et al (2009) Course of matrix metalloproteinase-9 isoforms after the administration of uric acid in patients with acute stroke: a proof-of-... ...
Increases in urinary calcium (by 30 ?g per day) and serum uric acid concentrations (13%) are seen but do not appear to have clinical consequences (gout, arthralgia, or urolithiasis). Teriparatide should not be used for patients at increased risk for bone tumors...
Health checkups are important in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is not easily accompanied by subjective symptoms. CKD can be caused or aggravated by factors that have not yet been identified. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 7 483 patients who underwent specific an...
“Our next step is to find out what causes type 2 diabetics to have abnormally acidic urine, and what other urinary factors protect some diabetics who do not form uric-acid stones,” said lead author Mary Ann Cameron, MD. When the team accounted for obesity and a diet rich in animal pro...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Americans and Europeans. Signs of CVD are evident in the vessels before the onset of clinical disease symptoms. Subclinical disease can be measured using non-invasive B-mode ultrasound in order to assess common caroti...
Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren by Yale University Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The...
fasting and during 15 h of fasting revealed an overall total decrease in urine volume and urine calcium concentration as well as a decrease in total excretion of calcium, phosphor and magnesium and a total increase in concentrations of uric acid, citrate, phosphor sodium, and potassium during ...
A method of using devices or compounds which reduce onset of symptoms of median nerve entrapment or carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive stress syndrome, reduce tactile deficit of fingers, and increase identification of cancer mass in subcutaneous palpation by self examinations, disability accommodation,...
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In Alzheimer’s disease mouse models, the development of symptoms is accompanied by a reduction in A. muciniphila in the gut microbiome [56]. A marker-like characteristic of microbiomes in obesity is a low abundance of A. muciniphila [57], and upon weight loss, a restoration occurs, ...