KIDNEY DAMAGE

Creams that promise to lighten skin could trigger risks

According to a recent paper published in Kidney International, a peer reviewed journal, a study by Indian doctors showed that between July 2021 to September 2023, of the 22 cases from Kerala assessed for MN, only four were caused due to phospholipase A-2 receptor (PLA2R) while 15 patients were NELL-1 positive. The remaining three were PLA2R and NELL-1 negative.

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Study finds high blood lipids in 27% of 400 kids

This was revealed in a study conducted by a hospital-based research centre in Pune. The study found that about 27% of the 400 children with type 1 diabetes in Pune had high cholesterol and triglycerides levels (lipid levels).
Heartburn medicine can increase risk of kidney disease

People who take proton pump inhibitors for stomach acid reflux run a greater risk of chronic kidney disease than those who take H2-receptor antagonists for the same complaint.
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients

A new study from researchers at Uppsala University shows that kidney dysfunction can be caused by the patient’s own immune system, ‘tricked’ by the tumour to become activated.