by European Respiratory Society A urine test measures levels of five biomarkers to forecast a flare up of COPD. Credit: European Respiratory Society / Global Access Diagnostics Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up, according to a study published in ERJ...
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Detecting cancer in urine: nanowire-based capture of micro-ribonucleic acids
Scientists utilize machine learning-based classifiers to differentiate lung cancer and noncancerPeer-Reviewed Publication Institute of Science Tokyo image: Scientists utilized zinc oxide nanowires to capture cancer-associated miRNAs in urinary extracellular vesicles. By integrating machine learning analysis, they identified specific miRNA ensembles that differentiate lung cancer patients from healthy individuals, showing promise as a non-invasive, early-stage cancer...
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How do we age? New probe can detect senescent cells in urine
by Universitat Politècnica de Valènci Monitoring of senolytic intervention with the sulfonic-Cy7Gal probe during natural aging. a Schedule of the senolytic treatment and its monitoring in C57BL/6 mice. 15-m mice received the senolytic drugs D + Q or the vehicle for 5 weeks and, 13 days after senolysis (DAS), the overall β-Gal activity was assessed with sulfonic-Cy7Gal...
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How to treat jellyfish stings: Urine not recommended
by Richard McGee and Michelle Welsford, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock If you have been stung by a jellyfish at the beach, you’ll know how painful and unpleasant it can be. But how best to treat jellyfish stings has been debated over the years. Is it best to use hot water or an ice pack? How about...
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What Is Your Urine Trying to Tell You?
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | OCTOBER 23, 2018 Historically, looking at urine has been a way for doctors to gauge a person’s health, especially before other types of testing were available. If you’ve had diabetes for a long time or know someone who has, you’ll know that urine testing was a way...
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Study finds certain substances in urine, blood can predict kidney disease progression
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a new study looking at the long-term effects of hospitalized patients who have acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden but temporary loss of kidney function, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that higher levels of certain biomarkers in urine and blood can predict a patient’s risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD)....
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Cancer diagnosis using urine!
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF ‘DEVELOPMENT OF ON-SITE APPLICABLE STRIP-TYPE SENSOR FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS THROUGH THE AMPLIFICATION OF URINE METABOLITES’ DEVELOPED BY DR. HO SANG JUNG’S RESEARCH TEAM AT KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE CREDIT: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE (KIMS) □ A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung...
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What Is Your Urine Trying to Tell You?
OCTOBER 23, 2018 Historically, looking at urine has been a way for doctors to gauge a person’s health, especially before other types of testing were available. If you’ve had diabetes for a long time or know someone who has, you’ll know that urine testing was a way to figure out how well controlled (or uncontrolled) a...
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What Is Your Urine Trying to Tell You?
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | OCTOBER 23, 2018 Historically, looking at urine has been a way for doctors to gauge a person’s health, especially before other types of testing were available. If you’ve had diabetes for a long time or know someone who has, you’ll know that urine testing was a way...
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What does the color of your urine mean?
Hydration levels, foods, and medications can all change urine color. Certain urine colors may also indicate an underlying medical condition. Urine color can be a useful indicator of how well hydrated a person is. Certain foods and medications may also alter urine color. Some urine color changes may be a sign of an infection or...
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