The presence of additional proteins in urine leads to foamy urine as a primary cause. The normal function of kidneys prevents ...

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, ...

Kidney stones are formed when urine becomes concentrated. Certain substances like calcium, oxalate, uric acid or cystine in the urine leaves small residues or crystals, along the inner surface of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 study that compared genetic data with urine metabolite concentrations reveals key genes, enzymes and transmembrane transporters involved in metabolism and detoxification processes in humans. A ...