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Medicare Card, Gene hastens kidney disease progression in African-Americans

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A gene variant common in African-Americans predicts that people with that gene who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) are twice as likely to progress to kidney failure as African-Americans without the high-risk gene and white people with CKD. People with the high-risk gene also tend to lose kidney function at twice the rate of … Read more

Medicare Card, Diet Supplement Recalled After Being Linked to Liver Failure and Death

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OxyElite Pro, a diet supplement marketed for weight loss and muscle growth, was recalled after being linked to acute liver failure and cases of hepatitis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that the supplement caused one death and several patients required liver transplants. The FDA is advising people to immediately stop using OxyElite Pro and … Read more

Medicare Card, NIH mouse study finds gut microorganisms may determine cancer treatment outcome

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An unhealthy gut microbiome may limit treatment effectiveness.  An intact population of microorganisms that derive food and benefit from other organisms living in the intestine is required for optimal response to cancer therapy, according to a mouse study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … Read more

Medicare Card, Study breaks blood-brain barriers to understanding Alzheimer’s

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NIH-funded study suggests brain blood vessel cells may be therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease.   study in mice shows how a breakdown of the brain’s blood vessels may amplify or cause problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The results published in Nature Communications suggest that blood vessel cells called pericytes may provide novel targets for treatments and … Read more