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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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JUN 30, 2016Microbiology
Nanobacteria were proposed to be, as the name suggests, nano-sized bacteria. Researchers tend to agree that cells must b ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 27, 2016Cancer
Medical imaging can offer surgeons tremendous knowledge before going into the operating room. But there’s a limit ...JUN 24, 2016Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o ...JUN 15, 2016Cardiology
Doctors often advise late-stage renal disease patients to stop taking blood pressure medications before they reach the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2016Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2016Technology
For the first time, scientists used a balloon procedure to decrease blood loss during the removal of a kidney tumor in r ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a medical first, doctors from Houston, Texas reported a simultaneous scalp, skull, kidney, and pancreas transplant fr ...MAY 24, 2016Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by ...MAY 18, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 18, 2016Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower ...MAY 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history ...MAY 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Approximately 468,000 individuals are on dialysis for kidney failure. Dialysis is a life-saving procedure, but it is not ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 11, 2016Cardiology
Drugs used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may damage kidneys and lead to kidney failure, new research shows. An ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 20, 2016Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...APR 18, 2016Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Cancer
Brain imaging via MRIs may soon be enhanced with simple sugar instead of conventional metal complexes. A pilot study fou ...APR 06, 2016Neuroscience
In the United States, the use of medications to control acid reflux and the resulting heartburn it can cause has risen d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology continues to amaze and astound the medical field as researchers find more way ...APR 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually ...
JUN 30, 2016
Microbiology
Nanobacteria were proposed to be, as the name suggests, nano-sized bacteria. Researchers tend to agree that cells must b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Medical imaging can offer surgeons tremendous knowledge before going into the operating room. But there’s a limit
...
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o
...
JUN 15, 2016
Cardiology
Doctors often advise late-stage renal disease patients to stop taking blood pressure medications before they reach the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2016
Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2016
Technology
For the first time, scientists used a balloon procedure to decrease blood loss during the removal of a kidney tumor in r
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a medical first, doctors from Houston, Texas reported a simultaneous scalp, skull, kidney, and pancreas transplant fr
...
MAY 24, 2016
Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by
...
MAY 18, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower
...
MAY 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history
...
MAY 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Approximately 468,000 individuals are on dialysis for kidney failure. Dialysis is a life-saving procedure, but it is not
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 11, 2016
Cardiology
Drugs used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may damage kidneys and lead to kidney failure, new research shows. An
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 20, 2016
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
APR 18, 2016
Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Cancer
Brain imaging via MRIs may soon be enhanced with simple sugar instead of conventional metal complexes. A pilot study fou
...
APR 06, 2016
Neuroscience
In the United States, the use of medications to control acid reflux and the resulting heartburn it can cause has risen d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology continues to amaze and astound the medical field as researchers find more way
...
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually
...