Chronic renal failure: unhealthy kidneys increase the risk of stroke
A study sheds light on the link between chronic kidney failure and increased risk of stroke. THE ESSENTIAL Chronic renal ...
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Kidney transplant: she finds a donor by putting an ad on her car
A 60-year-old was able to receive a kidney from a compatible donor after formulating and writing her request for help ...
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Kidneys: what are their 6 main enemies (which can lead to kidney failure)
© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© ShutterstockI'chronic renal failure is a gradual loss of kidney function over a period of ...
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Michel Cymes confides in his kidney cancer
© ShutterstockDr. Michel Cymes, retired ENT doctor and radio columnist, TV host, actor... has just published Nothing is impossible: my ...
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World first: his kidney cancer was treated outside his body
Doctors from Toulouse carried out an ablation outside the body of several tumors located on a kidney, before replacing the ...
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Common kidney disease: sugar blamed in new study
Polycystic kidney disease, also called polycystic kidney disease, affects 12 million people worldwide. A new study shows that sugar plays ...
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Protecting your kidneys is protecting your heart, your life
Taking care of your kidneys means taking charge of your health tomorrow! Digestion, cleaning the blood… A courageous and discreet ...
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World first: scientists have changed the blood group of a donor kidney
For the first time, researchers have managed to change the blood type of the kidneys of deceased people. A revolutionary ...
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Here is the photograph of the kidney health of the French
A new study led by biologists gives a more precise idea of the profile of French people with Chronic Kidney ...
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Transplantation of a kidney graft already transplanted 10 years ago
A patient with kidney failure awaiting a transplant in the operating theater of the Saint-Louis hospital in Paris was able ...
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The kidneys don’t actually filter the blood, they pump it out!
American scientists have found that kidney epithelial cells act as mechanical fluid pumps. THE ESSENTIAL "This finding shows that our ...
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A hope to finally make kidney cancer curable?
© ShutterstockIf the kidney cancer touches about 10,000 French every year, mostly in men, it is one of the cancers ...
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Disappeared without leaving an address: the followers of “ghosting” would be psychopaths
Almost everyone who has lived through it has wondered one day: why did he/she suddenly cut me out of his/her ...
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This gene helps prevent doomed kidney transplants
While many patients reject their kidney transplant without anyone understanding why, a major genetic incompatibility between organ donors and recipients ...
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“Dry humping”: he tests this new sexual trend and damages his penis and kidneys
"Dry humping" consists of rubbing your penis against your partner while keeping your clothes on. THE ESSENTIAL The penis is ...
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Kidney transplant: even if the first fails, it is better to try the operation again
While many transplant patients live longer than their new kidney can function, research shows that it's better to do the ...
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Global warming is responsible for 7.4% of kidney disease
As COP26 opened on Sunday, rising temperatures caused more than 200,000 hospitalizations for kidney disease in 15 years in Brazil ...
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What can you do to prevent kidney stones?
Reduced risk of kidney stones with proper nutrition Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone is more likely to ...
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A pig kidney operated as an external transplant in a human
Pigs could become suppliers of organs for transplants: kidney, heart, lung, etc. THE ESSENTIAL The genetic modification is necessary because ...
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Donate your kidney during your lifetime: a campaign to inform and raise awareness
Too few French people know it: it is possible to donate your kidney during your lifetime and thus bring a ...
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Why is hypertension so difficult to treat?
High blood pressure affects one in three French people. But its diagnosis is insufficient despite the risks it entails and ...
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Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital: a kidney transplant performed with robotic assistance
This first kidney transplant was performed laparoscopically using a robot in November 2020. THE ESSENTIAL This operation paves the way ...
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Kidney cancer: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Kidney cancer: what symptoms?Kidney cancer: how is the diagnosis made?Kidney cancer: what risk factors?Kidney cancer: what are the ...
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Glyphosate induces genetic changes in sperm
Mice exposed to glyphosate experienced genetic changes and increased disease. The strangest thing is that these ailments also affect their ...
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Protecting your kidneys is protecting your heart
World Kidney Day, the opportunity to put on the front of the stage a courageous and discreet organ, and essential ...
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Inflammation caused by blood fat can damage the heart and kidneys
The accumulation of triglycerides in the bloodstream is felt as an attack by the body, which will set up the ...
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India: A man with polycystic kidney disease has a 7.4 kg kidney removed
Suffering from polycystic kidney disease, a rare and incurable genetic disease, the 56-year-old man was operated on last month in ...
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Kidney disease: air pollution to blame?
© ThinkstockPollution is a risk factor for kidney diseaseaccording to results of a study presented at the congress of the ...
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Eating healthy preserves the kidneys
Having a balanced diet would reduce the risk of suffering from chronic renal failure by 30%.This is another good reason ...
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Polycystic kidney disease: a promising treatment for this incurable genetic disease
Researchers have succeeded in developing a treatment against polycystic kidney disease which has shown encouraging results in animals.A hereditary, incurable ...
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