Kidney Stones Essay

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Magnolia Abreu
10-30-2016
Bio 240 409A
Prof. Gillen

What are Kidney stones and how scientifics test the hypothesis that riding a roller coaster may help patient with small kidney stones to pass their stones more easily.

Kidney stones are small stones made of mineral and acid salts that form hard mineral deposits inside the kidneys and can affect any part of the urinary tract. (Mayo Clinic) Last month a report showed that riding on a roller coaster may help patients that suffer from small kidney stones to pass their stones more easily. To test this hypothesis, scientifics created a 3D model of a kidney which they could take in a backpack to a day out to Disney World. In that 3D model, they placed three real kidney stones with different

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