... team used proteomics to identify key abnormal proteins in the urine weeks before preeclampsia becomes ... rather than their amino acid sequence. Proteins of different amino acid sequences may share common ...
... year, Dr. Barasch and Nickolas found that approximately 65 percent of patients with NGAL protein in the urine upon presentation to the Emergency Department will require care by a nephrologist, another ...
... unique team of basic scientists, physicians, medical and college students is focusing on a small protein found in the urine at the time of sudden kidney failure. The protein detects kidney injury one ...
... the presence of a BSE infection as well as how far the disease has advanced. The scientists analysed the proteins in urine samples taken from four infected and four healthy cows of the same age over ...
... kidney transplant recipients, and 10 healthy individuals. They measured various proteins in the urine of these individuals with a laboratory technique called mass spectrometry.
The researchers ...
A noninvasive test that analyzes proteins in the urine can correctly identify patients whose transplanted kidneys are failing, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal ...
... for losing their kidney function and needing dialysis or a kidney transplant. The higher the level of proteins in the urine, the higher the risk of needing dialysis or a kidney transplant and the more ...
A small protein detectable in urine can predict a breast cancer's aggressiveness, and possibly provide a new avenue for treating the disease. When its production is shut down, cell migration -- a key ...
... research suggests that higher than normal levels of the protein albumin in urine is associated with an increased risk for blood ... less than 30 mg/24 hour urine collection).
During 8 years of follow- ...
Preliminary research suggests that higher than normal levels of the protein albumin in urine is associated with an increased risk for blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or lungs (venous ...
... scientists at the Proteomics Center at Children's Hospital Boston demonstrate that a protein detectable in urine might serve as a "biomarker" for appendicitis. Their report was published online June ...
... mice showed multiple features of the disorder, including dangerously high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and placental abnormalities. Then the researchers gave the mice a substance that blocks ...
... trimester of pregnancy and is characterized by a sudden increase in blood pressure, excess protein in the urine and swelling of the hands, feet and face. It affects about one in 20 pregnancies and ...
... reactions against the kidney. The disease, which is characterized by the loss of large amounts of protein in the urine, leads to impaired kidney function that may ultimately require dialysis or renal ...
... to reduce risk, researchers said.
Researchers also found a strong association between stroke and protein in the urine which is a marker for kidney dysfunction that is often associated with diabetes. ...
