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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer Institute: Kidney Cancer Treatment and Research
This site from the National Cancer Institute provides a range of information about various types of kidney cancer and treatments.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Kidneys
An online biology textbook on the structure and function of the kidneys. Full of labeled, color diagrams for better understanding.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Kids Need to Know About Kidneys
This is a kid friendly look at what the kidneys look like, where they are, and what they do. Shockwave is needed for viewing.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Your Kidneys Work?
After drinking a few glasses of water on a hot day, you might be struck with a sudden urge. Behind that feeling are two bean-shaped organs that work as fine-tuned internal sensors. This video describes how the incredible kidneys balance...
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Kidney Function and Care
The author of this article, Ron Kennedy, M.D., describes the kidney and its functions in an easy to understand way.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: How Do Kidneys Work?
Explains the parts and function of the kidneys and why they are important.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: The Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health
The University of Arizona's Biology Project provides background information on toxic materials and the body's responses as well as interactive tutorials with assessment questions and an activity in which students can actually acquire and...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Kidney Transplant
A description of kidney transplants are provided in this encyclopedia article. Risk factors and expectations after surgery are discussed. Diagrams of the kidney are also provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Measuring Kidney Function
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is used to determine how well the kidneys are functioning. The glomerulus in the kidney is a high-pressure system that is optimal for fluid filtration. Read the information about measuring kidney...
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: What Is Chronic Kidney Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease?
A detailed texted based article examining the kidneys as well as chronic kidney disease and chronic kidney failure.(November 25, 2009)
Other
Get Body Smart: Urinary System: Anatomy and Physiology
This innovative resource investigates the kidneys. Topics include the external and internal anatomy of the kidneys, histology of the cortex region, and histology of the medulla region.
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: What Are Kidney Stones?
Everything you need to know about kidney stones in one accessible place. Explore the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and preventions.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Polycystic Kidney Disease
There is plenty of general information about Polycystic Kidney Disease at this interactive site. You can find videos, interviews, animations, and explanations about many topics including: treatment, causes, testing, incidence, and symptoms.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Home page of the organization, with numerous links to diabetes research, health issues, statistics, and more. Includes easy to use search tool for related information.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Hemorrhoids
This site discusses what hemorrhoids are, their symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support: Kidney Cancer (Renal Cancer)
Kidney cancer generally is found in middle-aged to older individuals but it can be found in children as well. This comprehensive site examines the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney cancer.
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Genentech: Kidney Cancer Fact Sheet
The learning resource is a renal cell (kidney) cancer fact sheet. Some topics examined are disease prevalence, risk factors, and treatment options.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Printing a Human Kidney
Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney. Using similar technology, Dr. Atala's young patient...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Just Passing Through
This lesson plan helps students explore the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. Students learn how engineers design instruments to help people when kidneys are not functioning properly or when environmental...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Forces on a Kidney Stone
This passage will test your knowledge on Newton's laws and equilibrium inside the human body.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Ivp (Intra Venous Pyelogram)
An intravenous pyelogram, or IVP, is an x-ray of the kidney and bladder. This tutorial explains the procedure and the benefits and risks.
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National Kidney Foundation: Kidney Cancer
This thorough site contains a number facts dealing with kidney cancer. The causes, symptoms, detection, treatment, support, and hope for the future are the topics explored.
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National Kidney Foundation: How Your Kidneys Work
This thorough site explains how kidneys function, delves into the causes and treatment of chronic kidney disease, and lists the warning signs of kidney disease.
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Cancer Guide: Steve Dunn's Kidney Cancer Page
A kidney cancer survivor outlines how he beat the cancer and provides information about treatment options.