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Measuring eGFR based on cystatin C levels may be a more accurate assessment of kidney function in older adults

by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 82,000 older adults receiving outpatient measurements of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) found that measuring eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels (eGFRcr-cys) was more strongly associated with adverse outcomes than measuring eGFR with only creatinine levels (eGFRcr). The study is published...

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Polymer antibodies efficiently target and eliminate cancer cells

MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY A joint research team from Russia and the U.K. has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of anti-neoplastic drugs based on nanoMIPs, or “plastic antibodies.” NanoMIPs are synthetic polymers that can function as antibodies, selectively binding to target proteins on the surface of cancer cells. This approach could lead...