Edition

Jaquelyne Hughes

0

Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research

Jika kamu minum lebih banyak air daripada yang dibutuhkan tubuhmu, tubuh akan memerintahkan penyaring ginjal untuk membuang air cadangan tersebut. Saat itulah urin akan terlihat lebih pucat. Shutterstock

August 18, 2023

Mengapa air seni berwarna kuning?

Jaquelyne Hughes, Menzies School of Health Research

Warna urin bergantung pada seberapa banyak urobilin di dalamnya dan seberapa banyak air di dalamnya.

If one parent has ADPKD, their child has a one in two chance of getting it. From shutterstock.com

September 13, 2019

Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you’ve probably never heard of

Karen Dwyer, Deakin University and Jaquelyne Hughes, Menzies School of Health Research

You might have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome, but what about polycystic kidney disease? This genetic disorder sees cysts growing in the kidneys.

If you have been drinking more water than your body needs, the body tells the kidney filters to get rid of the spare water. That’s when your urine will look paler. Shutterstock

August 6, 2019

Curious Kids: why is urine yellow?

Jaquelyne Hughes, Menzies School of Health Research

One of the waste products that your kidneys put into your urine is a chemical called urobilin, and it is yellow.

Contact Jaquelyne for

General
Media request
Speaking request
Consulting / Advising
Research collaboration
Research supervision

Location: Darwin, Australia
Website
X (formerly Twitter): @JaqHughes
Article Feed
Joined May 7, 2014