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 ...

The structure and function of the kidney, including its roles in urine production and homeostasis. This is the first in a series of articles examining the renal system. Abstract The kidneys are ...

Geneva: Kidneys have an internal clock which plays an important role in maintaining balance within the body, a new study has found. Many of the body's processes follow a natural daily rhythm or ...

Maintaining balance within the body is the key function of kidneys and is regulated by an internal clock, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...

Daily fluctuations caused by the kidney’s circadian clock have an important effect on the levels of various amino acids, lipids, and other components of blood in the body, say researchers. In ...

A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) is referred to as a CT KUB. The purpose of the scan is to obtain images from different angles of the urinary system and ...