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Fresh insights into a protein that causes damage in kidneys and hearts could open up new treatment options for chronic kidney disease. In a study in mice, scientists found scarring in kidneys and hearts was driven by a protein called Indian Hedgehog (IHH), which is produced and released by a subset of cells in aged and injured kidneys. Experts say further studies are needed to explore therapies to treat chronic kidney disease (CKD)—a condition that affects 10 percent of the world's population. CKD is a term used to cover any form of kidney disease that continues for more than a...

Bill Maher ripped the liberal media for “scaring the s—” out of people by fearmongering during the pandemic. During his appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this week, the 65-year-old “Real Time With Bill Maher” host cited a survey in The New York Times — “which is a liberal paper so they weren’t looking for this answer,” Fox News reported. “The question was, ‘What do you think the chances are that you would have to go to the hospital if you got COVID?’ And Democrats thought that was, way higher than Republicans,” Maher said. “The answer is between 1 percent...

GOV. BOBBY JINDAL (R-LOUISIANA): My recommendation to the president is it's time to stop campaigning. It is time to actually do the job here in Washington D.C. In our second term, for example, last year, we passed one of the most sweeping educational reform laws in the country, giving real choice to our kids, putting right teachers in the classroom. We're forming our tenure laws, letting the dollars follow the child. This year, like my colleague, we're proposing tax, significant tax reform. We've got different ideas about that. We're trying to get rid of the income tax in Louisiana. My...