kidneys

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Zanib, 34, had a successful lung transplant in Manchester in January 2020, but five years later her kidneys began to fail and she was admitted to intensive care.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As his condition declined, his lungs, heart, and kidneys began to fail.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Kidneys require gravity to function properly, and the longer people spend in space, the more their kidneys start to malfunction.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

A phaeochromocytoma is a rare tumour of the adrenal glands, which sit above the kidneys, the NHS says.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But only red blood cells were affected by the altered genes—not Noel’s neurons or kidneys or liver cells or muscle cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee