Gene Function

Anterior Pituitary Function

Tests of Pulmonary Function PFT

Posterior Pituitary Function

Bladder and bowel function

Vitamin D may protect lung function in smokers

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of...

Vitamin D may protect against lung function impairment and decline in smokers

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of...

Protection From Lung Function Impairment And Decline In Smokers May Be Provided By Vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of...

Smokers' Lung Function May Be Protected By Vitamin D Intake

Boston researchers have discovered that vitamin D may protect against the effects of smoking on lung cancer function. The study, published in advance of the print version of the American Thoracic Soc...

Changes in pituitary function with ageing and implications for patient care

Multiple subtle changes in hypothalamic–pituitary function occur with ageing. This Review discusses the mechanisms mediating these changes in pituitary function during ageing and the implications fo...

How does exercise improve heart function in diabetics?

A detailed study of heart muscle function in mice has uncovered evidence to explain why exercise is beneficial for heart function in type 2 diabetes.

Reduced Kidney Function Tied to Mental Decline

MONDAY, Nov. 19 -- Decreased kidney function leads to declines in thinking and memory, a new study says. Researchers looked at changes in kidney function and mental skills for five years in nearly 600...

Kidney Function Of Adolescents May Be Negatively Impacted By Smoking

Exposure to tobacco smoke could negatively impact adolescent kidney function; this is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and t...

Perirenal hematoma associated with bevacizumab treatment.

We now describe the first example of a patient who developed perirenal hematoma during the course of bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy. A 59-years-old woman with metastatic rectal cancer treated wit...

Perirenal hemorrhage secondary to interventional radiology operation against head and neck vessels: two cases report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT Due to the hidden hemorrhage and a lack of specificity in its manifestations, perirenal hemorrhage as a complication of interventional radiology procedures is not always diagnosed in a timely...

Para- and perirenal fat thickness is an independent predictor of chronic kidney disease, increased renal resistance index and hyperuricaemia in type-2 diabetic patients.

BACKGROUND: Many interfering factors may reduce the reliability of waist circumference (WC) measurement in estimating the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with obesity. Therefore, we d...

{beta}2-Adrenergic Receptor Desensitization in Perirenal Adipose Tissue in Fetuses and Lambs with Placental Insufficiency-induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction.

Placental insufficiency-induced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) fetuses have chronic hypoxemia and elevated plasma catecholamine concentrations. In this study, we determined whether adrenergic...

Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage: what radiologists need to know.

Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage (SPH), also known as Wünderlich's syndrome, is a rare urological emergency. This article reviews the most common causes of SPH and the role of imaging in establishing...