Patients with metabolic syndrome disorders, including diabetes and high cholesterol, may be more likely to develop uric-acid stones than other type of calculi, according to research presented today at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA). The study suggests that patients presenting with uric acid stones could benefit from additional health screenings to identify these arteriosclerotic diseases.
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For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease—appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test, reports a study in the May 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that high-normal uric acid (UA) levels may cause barely detectable mini strokes that potentially contribute to mental decline in aging adults.
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A novel approach from Rutgers holds potential for central nervous system damage
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins and Yale university medical schools have found that a simple blood test to measure uric acid, a measure of kidney function, might reveal a risk factor for cognitive problems in old age. Of 96 community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 92 years, those with uric-acid levels at the high end of the normal range had the lowest scores on tests of mental processing speed, verbal memory and working memory.
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