30.09.2014: Perspectives - Microscopy of urine sediment is a simple and inexpensive, but often overlooked procedure.

Scientists will use the instrument to explore how climate change is affecting the ability of coral to survive.

For people with kidney failure, home dialysis can offer more freedom and better quality of life. So what’s stopping the NHS ...

For over a century, surgeons performing delicate procedures have relied on stereoscopic microscopes to gain a sense of depth. These tools mimic human vision by presenting slightly different images to ...

To avoid this restriction, which is known as vignetting, Cui explains that the team separated the two lenses and inserted a Keplerian telescope between them. “This ‘telescope-within-a-microscope’ ...

A major study has found that people taking acid reflux drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for more than 4.4 years ...

Cancer fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) and those that are present are indifferent to the ...

The kidney is the organ that filters blood and removes excess fluid and waste products, which are excreted in the urine. The kidney also has a role in the regulation of ion concentrations and ...

As time progressed, scientists used microscopes to view small sample populations to better understand the shape of their particles. It was not until the early 1990s, with the advent of improved ...

The human kidney is a masterclass in biological engineering. Responsible for filtering approximately 50 gallons of blood ...

After the first observations of life under the microscope, it took two centuries of research before the 'cell theory', the idea that all living things are composed of cells or their products, was ...