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If you had no water supply, is there enough free water in urine to sustain hydration? [closed]
You are in a place where there are no water. And you drink your last water, so you will urinate.
If this were the only available liquid to you:
Is there a limit to the extent to which your kidneys ...
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What can the timing of human urination tell about the human's physical condition and circadian rhythms?
I've noticed a peculiar phenomenon. A subject drinks 400 ml of water, then observes time until the urge to urinate is felt. The time is 15 minutes. The subject releases water. 14 minutes later another ...
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Which aspects of renal physiology are standing in the way of an artificial (mechanical) kidney?
Scientists have been able to create artificial organs with varying degrees of success. The mechanical heart (in its various forms, e.g. ventricular assist) is able to sustain life for some period of ...
