Living kidney donor drives hope at Barnes Jewish transplant center
At Barnes Jewish Hospital, three to four year wait for kidneys varies by blood type. Living donors offer faster, longer lasting outcomes. About 25 percent of last year’s 243 transplants came from living donors, prompting pilots with Johns Hopkins Medicine and a Facebook donor app to share stories and boost connections.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
BJC
Gene Ridolfi
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Heather Wertin
Andrew Cameron
Johns Hopkins
Barton
Maria Boyle
Webster Groves
Boyle
Peter Williams
Central West End
Williams
Smith-Hynes
Barnes
Heart signals from the heart may regulate body fat
Temple University cardiologist Walter Koch has received a $1 million grant from the American Heart Association to study how the heart may control fat production via a GRK2 enzyme. In mice, inhibiting GRK2 led to weight gain on a high fat diet, while increasing it helped keep mice thin. Researchers aim to identify the heart’s signaling factor and test its presence in humans.
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Walter Koch
Temple University
Katz School of Medicine
Koch
American Heart Association
Temple
Night owls have higher mortality risk study finds
A UK Biobank analysis of 433 268 adults aged 38 to 73 links definite evening chronotypes to about a 10 percent higher death rate over 6.5 years compared with definite morning types. Researchers adjusted for age sleep duration and health problems. Lead author Kristen Knutson of Northwestern University notes this as the first mortality connection to late sleep preferences.
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Chronobiology International
Kristen Knutson
Northwestern University
UK Biobank
Knutson
Dining out linked to higher phthalate exposure and cancer risk
A UC and George Washington University study analyzed NHANES data from 10 253 participants and found phthalate levels were about 35 percent higher among those who ate out. Researchers warn children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable to hormone disrupting chemicals in takeout packaging.
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UC Berkeley
U.S
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Guardian
Environment International
Ami Zeta
Milken Institute School of Public Health
Uc-Berkeley
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