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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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JUL 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian ...JUL 11, 2016Videos
Adding fluoride to public water supplies has been standardized in the United States since the 1940s. But decades after w ...JUL 07, 2016Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da ...JUL 05, 2016Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)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 ...
JUL 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian
...
JUL 11, 2016
Videos
Adding fluoride to public water supplies has been standardized in the United States since the 1940s. But decades after w
...
JUL 07, 2016
Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da
...
JUL 05, 2016
Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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
...