"Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But should the kidneys fail...neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could ...

The kidneys contain millions of microscopic blood vessels known as peritubular capillaries. These vessels recapture helpful nutrients like glucose and minerals and return them to your bloodstream for ...

An overarching theme of the immune system in the bladder seems to be balancing the need to respond promptly to microbial challenge with the need to rapidly curtail inflammatory responses, as the ...

To date limited data exists that addresses the impact of urinary incontinence on sexual function. In the present study, we assessed sexual functions in patients with urinary incontinence and compared ...

By Jeyashree Sundaram (MBA) Urine is composed of fluid and waste materials; it is discharged by the urinary tract, which is the drainage system of the body. If all body parts in the urinary tract ...

In previous tutorials, we looked at the digestive system. Let’s get to know the urinary system. What is the urinary system? The urinary system is the most important part of your body’s cleansing ...

VOL: 102, ISSUE: 40, PAGE NO: 26Marion Richardson, BD, RN, DipN, CertEd, RNT, is senior lecturer, University of HertfordshireThe urinary system consists of the ...