Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects >850 million people globally and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease ...

The Neurohormonal Mechanism Behind Starfish Limb Autotomy 9m Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have made a groundbreaking discovery about how starfish manage to survive predatory ...

Several studies have shown that HF is associated with increased circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Cytokines are low-molecular weight proteins that are released by most cell types ...

Early identification of kidney dysfunction in patients with advanced heart failure is crucial for timely interventions. In ...

The pathophysiology and etiology is complex but has been shown to involve failure of normal anabolic drive and responsiveness, accentuated catabolism, immune dysfunction and neurohormonal over ...

“People forget that there are some strong neurohormonal factors at play that make it difficult to not only lose weight, but to keep that weight off in the long term,” Patel says. “Medications have ...

Aldosterone Receptor Blockers. In the presence of neurohormonal activation, angiotensin II causes aldosterone production in the adrenal cortex, which acts on the cortical collecting tubules to ...