Marathon Runner with Kidneys (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Marathon Runner with Kidneys

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A study of marathon runners led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and Yale University suggests that fluid volume and sweat sodium losses, rather than a rise in core body temperature, are the key contributors to post-race acute kidney injury.

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Image of runner courtesy of the US Air Force; image of kidneys courtesy of MedicalGraphics via Creative Commons

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