Muscle Loss Linked to Rapid Kidney Decline: Mortality Risk Increases 3.8-Fold
A new long-term study has revealed that the loss of muscle mass is a critical, and often fatal, factor for patients suffering from chronic kidney...
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Gene Editing Offers New Hope for Rare, Exhausting Kidney Disease
Researchers have used gene editing to insert a functional gene into stem cells derived from patients with a rare inherited kidney disorder that...
Diabetes Drug Linked to Greater Independence for Stroke Survivors After Thrombectomy
A common diabetes medication may pave the way for better recoveries in patients left with lasting impairments after...
Blood Sugar Control Improves After 65: Why Age Alone Should Not Dictate Type 1 Diabetes Care
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes stem from fundamentally different underlying etiologies. In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune...
Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts
"What else should I add to my checkup this year?" It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule...
Constipation, Colon Cancer, and the Trap of Zero-Fiber Diets: Why 'Complete Protein' Is a Misleading Myth
(Continued from installments 142 and 143) Animal protein is frequently described as a "complete protein" because it...
Restless Legs at Bedtime? The Overlooked Sleep Disorder Affecting 1 in 20 People
〈Editor’s note〉 Restless legs syndrome is a surprisingly common condition, yet it is frequently misdiagnosed as muscle...
Building Muscle vs. Living Longer: Why Plant Protein Is the Smarter Choice for Sarcopenia
Inadequate protein intake remains a genuine concern for older adults facing sarcopenia—the age-related loss of muscle...
Diabetes Has a Golden Window, Too: Starting Treatment Within 3 Months Cuts Death Risk 69%
It is easy to assume that people with type 2 diabetes do not need to rush into treatment.
Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise
As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.