Urine is a highly saturated solution of extremely complicated composition. Its basic organic constituents are urea, uric acid and its salts, formed by the oxidation of purines. In that fluid, ...

When we drink little, we produce less urine. But how is this process regulated? An international team of scientists led by Prof. Kai Schmidt-Ott of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) ...

Not just doctors but also our elders at home have time and again warned against holding in pee for long. Urination is a natural process wherein the urinary tract helps filter waste and extra fluid ...

The controversies which, in the past, have A characterized the experimental literature on the nature of renal function have resulted in large part from lack of information concerning the composition ...

The discovery of how certain key structures in the kidneys are formed could have important implications for treating renal fibrosis (or scarring), a feature of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according ...

The color of your urine can be a powerful indicator of your kidney health. Our bodies produce various signs to alert us to potential health issues, and urine color is one of the most noticeable. By ...

Foamy urine can be a sign of kidney trouble, but it is not always serious. Research shows only a third of people with foamy urine have protein in it, a key kidney damage indicator. Other natural ...