Tag Archives: Kidney
Kidney Stones Dissolve and Regrow Like Rocks, Study Finds
Bioartificial Kidney is Close to Becoming a Reality
Constipation Increases Risk of Kidney Disease: Study
Constipation May Increase Risk of Kidney Disease, Study Suggests
ICYMI: Roller coasters will be recommended by urologists
Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers at Michigan State created a lifelike 3D model of a patient's kidney, with stones inside, and took it on a roller coaster after the man said the crystals cleared after riding Big Thunder Mountain. Turns ou...
Riding a Roller Coaster May Help Dislodge Kidney Stones
Special microchip can prevent kidney damage from medication
Doctors have to make sure patients are getting just the right dose of medication, because some drugs (especially those administered to ICU patients) can cause kidney damage. This "kidney on a chip" device developed by a team of University of Michigan...
Google bets that smart software will improve health care
Google's DeepMind project has mostly focused on solving high-minded computer intelligence issues. Today, though, it's tackling something far more practical in the short-term: health care. The new DeepMind Health initiative relies on smart mobile apps...
ICYMI: Tricksy smartphones, fake kidney implants and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: Brand new Mobile World Congress smartphones can both take heat map selfies and charge your phone with a power pack using salt and water (aka break-up tears). Vanderbilt University researchers developed an artificial...