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Two recent studies have found the high levels of urate, the cause of gout, may slow, or even help prevent, the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms. Urate, which is a salt formed from uric acid, is naturally produced in the body. It is known that too much urate can result in problems like gout, however, it does [...] Gout is a painful condition which results from high levels of uric acid in the blood. Over time the uric acid forms crystals in the joints which leads to inflammation, stiffness and pain. Normally, the kidneys remove uric acid from the blood and eliminate it in urine. But the kidneys in those with gout do not keep [...] A researcher looking at the relationship between gout and heart attacks has discovered that there is a relationship between high uric acid levels and heart failure. Eswar Krishnan, MD, assistant professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University School of Medicine, has conducted a new study looking into just what that relationship is. Uric acid naturally occurs in [...] Gout is a painful condition resulting from a buildup of urate crystals in joints, most often in the toes. Urate crystals develop due to elevated uric acid levels in the blood and are generally attributed to high levels of sugar intake. A recent study published in the April 2008 Archives of Neurology concludes that high levels of [...] A new study has shown that there is an inverse relationship between serum uric acid levels and gout, and the risk of parkinson’s disease. [...] |
  
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