Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. While it's possible to live without organs ...

An old adage physicians are taught is that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think of “horses,” not “zebras.” Instead of an unusual explanation for the symptoms, it’s preferable to consider more ...

A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...