Why The Bladder Is Number One!

Short Wave

English - September 29, 2022 04:10 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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When's the last time you thought about your bladder? We're going there today! In this Short Wave episode, Emily talks to bladder expert Dr. Indira Mysorekar about one of our stretchiest organs: how it can expand so much, the potential culprit behind recurrent urinary tract infections and the still-somewhat-mysterious link between the aging brain and the aging bladder.
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