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Kidney
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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APR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new therapy known as ‘prostate artery embolization’ or PAE seeks to treat the non-cancerous enlargement of ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 21, 2018Videos
Because of several new illnesses in Alaska, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have expanded their warning a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2018Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about an E. coli outbreak that may still be ongoing in several states.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2018Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2018Videos
Have you ever heard of that fish in the Amazon that swims up your urethra when you pee in the water? I know its reputati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 06, 2018Health & Medicine
The birth control pill was a boon to women when it was introduced because it meant that family planning could be handled ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Silent seizures often go unnoticed, but they can cause brain damage in certain cases. With proper diagnosis of this cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Even though there exists an abundance of blood pressure-lowering drugs, high blood pressure persists to be a health conc ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 09, 2018Immunology
The diversity of proteins in the blood that promote inflammation in people with type 1 diabetes and related kidney disea ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Baclofen a drug recently used to treat alcohol use disorders. It has been re-examined at the University of Liverpool to ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Mature cells that suddenly start dividing rapidly can lead to cancer, and this occurs in many different types of the dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2018Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2018Technology
Researchers are testing a contact lens that offers continuous glucose monitoring.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 24, 2018Cardiology
When babies are born too early, they run the risk of developing problems in the lungs, brain, kidneys and more. Now, fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has provided atomic-level information about a channel critical to calcium movement in the kidney.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new therapy known as ‘prostate artery embolization’ or PAE seeks to treat the non-cancerous enlargement of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 21, 2018
Videos
Because of several new illnesses in Alaska, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have expanded their warning a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2018
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about an E. coli outbreak that may still be ongoing in several states.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2018
Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2018
Videos
Have you ever heard of that fish in the Amazon that swims up your urethra when you pee in the water? I know its reputati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
The birth control pill was a boon to women when it was introduced because it meant that family planning could be handled
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Silent seizures often go unnoticed, but they can cause brain damage in certain cases. With proper diagnosis of this cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Even though there exists an abundance of blood pressure-lowering drugs, high blood pressure persists to be a health conc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 09, 2018
Immunology
The diversity of proteins in the blood that promote inflammation in people with type 1 diabetes and related kidney disea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Baclofen a drug recently used to treat alcohol use disorders. It has been re-examined at the University of Liverpool to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Mature cells that suddenly start dividing rapidly can lead to cancer, and this occurs in many different types of the dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2018
Technology
Researchers are testing a contact lens that offers continuous glucose monitoring.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 24, 2018
Cardiology
When babies are born too early, they run the risk of developing problems in the lungs, brain, kidneys and more. Now, fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has provided atomic-level information about a channel critical to calcium movement in the kidney.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch