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) ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a ...

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 ...

Reptiles' unique ability to crystallize waste into solid uric acid spheres offers a potential breakthrough for human gout and kidney stone sufferers. Scientists are studying how snakes safely package ...