Kidney

‘No Hesitation’: Birmingham Fire Chief Cory Moon Donated Kidney to Older Brother

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This story has been republished with permission from The Birmingham Times As a firefighter for the city of Birmingham and now chief of the City of Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS), Cory D. Moon is used to saving lives. But one life he has saved is special to his family — his brother Rodney, … Read more

Research into Mars missions reveals new danger to the human body

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astronaut kidneys

Astronauts on a future mission to Mars may not make it all the way to the Red Planet and back without experiencing kidney failure, new research shows. Although not usually considered one of the biggest dangers of space travel, traveling as far as Mars could change the structure and function of astronauts’ kidneys, leading to … Read more