Kidney

Mediterranean Diet plays a vital role in the proper functioning of Kidneys, a research proved. The diet includes lots of healthy foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. The study was conducted on 1000 patients, 50 % were kept on the Mediterranean diet with excess olive oil, while the others were on a low-fat diet with complex carbs. The Mediterranean routine showed more positive results, the report stated.

Medical team from United States has succeeded in temporarily transplanting a pig's kidney to a human. The surgeon who performed the surgery described the procedure as a "potential miracle." A genetically modified pig and a brain-dead patient were used in the two-day study. Pig kidneys have been found to be viable in nonhuman primates in previous studies. Pig organ transplantation might provide a "renewable source of organs" in the future.

In what could be called as a strange act, a man from Jammu and Kashmir has published an advertisement to donate his kidney for repaying loans. Reportedly, the advertiser Sabzar Ahmad Khan had to repay loans of Rs 91 lakh. In the ad, Sabzar said, "I want to sell my kidney because I have lost everything in business". Interestingly, he has got two buyers, yet awaits a good deal.