The kidneys are the body’s unsung heroes, tirelessly filtering waste, regulating blood pressure, balancing electrolytes, and producing hormones that are crucial for red blood cell production and bone ...
Kidney damage is when your kidneys lose their ability to function properly, which is vital for filtering out waste and excess fluids from your bloodstream. Ithe condition can stem from various factors ...
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and contributes to kidney failure. Growing evidence exists that the overactivation of the lectin pathway contributes to the pathogenesis ...
Scientists from INSERM and affiliated organizations presented findings from their work that aimed to investigate the involvement of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in the activation and pathological ...
The hepatitis E virus affects the liver. But infected liver cells secrete a viral protein that reacts with antibodies in the blood and may form complexes that can damage the filter structure of the ...
ALLHAT studied high risk hypertensive patients aged ≥55 years. ALLHAT was a large, simple trial, designed in a fashion to closely mimic clinical practice as it occurs in high risk patients.