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The kidney is one of the human vital organs which is responsible for filtering the blood and getting rid of the waste products. Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long, roughly the size of a large fist. The kidneys' job is to filter your blood.
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FEB 08, 2020
Microbiology
In China, authorities are still struggling to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan and has sinc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered how a powerful class of HIV drugs bind to a key piece of HIV machinery. Their findi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, researchers have been trying to harness the power of the assassins of the immune system - killer T cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Cardiology
Heart disease is the top killer in the Western world. This is partially because, if one manages to survive an initial he
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cancer
Peeing on a stick may not just be for pregnancy-detection anymore – an at-home urine test could also detect prosta
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 21, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
"Sense about Science" is a UK-based NGO that promotes the public understanding of science. Every year the orga
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study shows that patients who take a maximum dose of statin drugs in addition to a twice-yearly injection of th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When people get sick, they often also feel tired, which can be as troublesome as their disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about the molecules that brown fat releases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2019
Cardiology
Amyloidosis is a disease caused by protein buildup in the body. These abnormal proteins, called amyloids, are produced i
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may be possible to attack cancer or treat anemia or other diseases by interfering with the cells' ability to sense ox
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gout is a common type of arthritis, and causes severe and sudden pain, redness and swelling in the joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2019
Neuroscience
If there is one thing that everyone would like to improve, it would undoubtedly be memory. This is true for students and
...
Sponsored By:
Leslie Sherman
SEP 12, 2019
Cancer
A young child just months old recently successfully received cancer treatment for an uncommon type of leukemia. The drug
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Kidney failure is a consequence of diabetic kidney disease--roughly 3 million people are seeking treatment worldwide for
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD is a rare, genetic disorder that hampers muscle movement and is the most common pediatr
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
AUG 31, 2019
Immunology
An international group of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. published new research in Nature about the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Current methods for testing potential treatments for kidney disease do not take genetic variation into account for how t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Uranium poisoning is unusual to the general population but does happen to miners, mineral mill and fabrication workers.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that need transplants first have to wait for an organ. But even after a successful transplant, there is still a l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Often maligned as a source of bad info, and with good reason, the internet has also helped people find answers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch