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Research highlighted in the journal Hypertension has linked elevated uric acid to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, and the risks have been compared to those of high cholesterol.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
High uric acid, known as hyperuricemia, is associated with many modern health disorders.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Bringing this gene back lowered uric acid, the substance responsible for gout and several other health problems.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Although more research is needed, these findings suggest that the chemistry behind reptile waste could eventually help scientists develop better treatments for uric acid-related diseases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
The uric acid or gouty states, for example, are, as Fothergill long ago pointed out, assumptions by mammalian organs of the functions of those of birds and reptiles.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
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