A pediatric urologist explains how the bladder and the brain communicate to wake you up when you need to ‘go’ – and how that communication might break down.
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A shower, a swim, a warm bath: there are a number of common pee triggers. So how much of our need to pee comes down to psychology?
Urine therapies have been used across cultures for millennia (notably at times when modern medical alternatives weren’t available). Do they still have a place today?
No, you’re not imagining it. You can pee more in winter. Mostly, there’s nothing to worry about. But it could be a sign of hypothermia.
Going to the bathroom is much more complicated in space without any gravity. To solve this problem of tricky orbital potty breaks, NASA builds special toilets that work without gravity.
Perhaps you’ve noticed something unusual in the bathroom after you consume this healthy spring vegetable. A Speed Read explains there’s two parts to the stinky puzzle: production and perception.
Nitrogen trichloride makes swimming pools smell and is a good indicator of plenty of pee.
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham
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Assistant Professor of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Geology, University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Assistant, Swinburne University of Technology
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Urology Research Registrar, Western Health, Melbourne Health
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery. President Urological Society Australia and New Zealand, The University of Melbourne
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Research Scientist in Epidemiology, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
