The radioactive matter (radioactive tracer) is absorbed by normal kidney tissue. The radioactive tracer sends out gamma rays. These are picked up by the scanner to make a picture of your kidneys. The ...

A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard plastic spoon, than other organs in the body ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

The team acquired brain, liver and kidney ... tissue harvested from patients who'd been diagnosed with dementia had higher concentrations of microplastics than those who hadn't. Although it was a ...

We first observed the cell ultrastructure and pathological conditions of the intestine and kidney, finding that both suffered from tissue structure and pathological damage in CKD rats. This provided a ...

This continuous cleansing process helps maintain optimal blood composition and prevents the accumulation of harmful substances that could damage kidney tissue. The process becomes particularly ...

On December 24, 2022 three-year-old Hamdi Fazleem underwent a kidney surgery at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital following a diagnosis which confirmed that his left kidney was malfunctioning.

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the ...