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 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 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 ...

Researchers led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) elucidate a key protein interaction involved in the process of urine concentration Tokyo, Japan – When making a soup, maintaining the ...

A urine specific gravity test compares the density of urine to the density of water. This quick test can help determine how well your kidneys are diluting your urine. A urine test is a painless way ...