Scientists at Imperial College London report on the development of a new type of rapid urine test that measures the health of a person’s diet, and produces an individual’s unique urine “fingerprint.” ...

New research shows that a substance indicating oxidative damage increases in urine as people get older, and describes an easy method to measure the level of this biomarker in human urine samples. This ...

Can we say goodbye to unreliable food diaries and diet recall in exchange for a urine test that will better aid researchers in figuring out what foods might help prevent cancer? Researchers have ...

It seems a simple enough question, but nowhere that I have looked gives any clarification on it. Loads of websites show a graded series of colours, showing you what colour your urine should normally ...

Measurement of an enzyme level (telomerase activity) in urine appears useful for detection of bladder cancer in men, according to a study in the October 26 issue of JAMA. The incidence of human ...

THE need for accurate, consistent, hourly urinevolume observations has been established as essential to the proper management of the precariously ill surgical patient and does not require ...

Although the value of proteinuria measurement in the assessment and monitoring of patients with lupus nephritis is well recognized, the best method for measuring proteinuria is uncertain at present.

High levels of protein in a patient's urine shortly after an episode of acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of kidney disease progression, providing a valuable tool in predicting ...

NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new system for automated drain line clearance used in electronic urine output (UO) monitoring of burn patients in intensive care settings shows promise in ...

Aleksey Maro knows far more than he cares to know about the urination habits of chimpanzees. But if you want to measure the alcohol intake of chimps in a Ugandan rain forest, where a breathalyzer is ...

Researchers find that a substance indicating oxidative damage increases in urine as people get older. The study, published today in open-access journal in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, also ...