Dear Doctor: How common is the occurrence of a horseshoe kidney?

Instead of two kidneys developing separately, one horseshoe kidney is formed by the kidneys fusing across the midline.
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Do you have UTI or cervical cancer? Here’s how to know

“None of that causes cancer of the cervix. UTI does not cause cancer of the cervix. That infection in the vagina does not cause cervical cancer,” says Prof Orang'o. “Bacterial vaginosis (BV) or yellow ...
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Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

A fish that grows old in months reveals how kidneys age—and how a common drug protects them

In a new study published in Kidney International, researchers report that drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors prevented ...
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Understanding kidney stones

In this video, Jonathan of the Institute of Human Anatomy uses real cadaver anatomy to break down exactly what kidney stones are, why they form, and the excruciating reason they hurt so badly. We'll s ...

Protein Rac1 plays dual roles in repairing damaged kidney, study finds

The kidney's proximal tubule reabsorbs water, glucose, ions and other small molecules from the urine and thus maintains the ...

Sugar structures on kidney cells predict immune therapy response, study finds

Among modern cancer therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are among the most successful treatment methods. These ...
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Toward a New Era of Kidney Engineering

At every moment, your kidneys are working hard to keep you alive and healthy. Shannon Horning/ SciTech Editor While you are drinking, running, sleeping, or simply breathing, two loyal organs at the ...