Hydration levels, foods, and medications can all change urine color. Certain urine colors may also indicate an underlying medical condition. Urine color can be a useful indicator of how well hydrated a person is. Certain foods and medications may also alter urine color. Some urine color changes may be a sign of an infection or...
Urine often has a slight ammonia smell, especially first thing in the morning or when a person is dehydrated. Smelly urine can also be a sign of an infection, however, so if the smell does not go away on its own, or if additional symptoms develop, see a doctor. In this article, we explore what...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 11 2020 What if you could simply provide a urine sample rather than undergo a painful surgical procedure to find out if your cancer was responding to treatment? It may seem too good to be true, but researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia, have identified fluorescent molecules in...
JENSEN-COPENHAGEN Clues in urine have allowed researchers to discern whether people are wealthy or at risk of poverty. If you eat whole grains, vegetables, and dark chocolate, you most likely belong to the most economically prosperous segment of society. If, on the other hand, your diet is low in protein, salty, filled with additives, and...
Publication in Scientific Reports HEINRICH-HEINE UNIVERSITY DUESSELDORF Researchers from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (ISRM) at the medical faculty of Heinrich Heine University-Duesseldorf under the directorship of Prof. Dr. James Adjaye have developed a protocol for the reproducible isolation and characterization of kidney stem cells, urine derived renal progenitor cells (UdRPCs)...
SIAVASH PARKHIDEH DIAGNOSTICS, ONCOLOGY Researchers from a multi-institutional group have developed a label-free chip-based sensor to detect very low levels of a cancer biomarker in urine. This exciting development may one day help catch cancer earlier, perhaps during regular screenings, leading to better outcomes. Current methods of cancer biomarker detection are often expensive and challenging,...
by Queen Mary, University of London A urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of validation before being developed for use with patients. If successful, this non-invasive urine test would be the first in the world to help clinicians detect the highly lethal cancer at an early stage—enabling...
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Sufferers of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) could expect more effective treatments thanks to University of Queensland-led research. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections according to Professor Mark Schembri from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. “They’re a major burden on global healthcare,” he said. “Approximately 25 per...
Testing, antibiotic treatment often unnecessary, say IDSA guidelines INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA ARLINGTON, Va. – Doctors should think carefully before testing patients for a urinary tract infection (UTI) to avoid over-diagnosis and unnecessary antibiotic treatment, according to updated asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in...
