Progress in Combatting Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. In a viral story, one researcher claims to be able to double the lifespan of our feline friends by curing chronic kidney disease. We don't know if he can make cats live twice as long, but we do know the science - and the upcoming veterinary drug - are legit. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/38/Supplement_1/gfad063c_4810/7196663 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35251.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0300985815622975 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvim.13917 https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/chronic-kidney-disease https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/e00190/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0300985815622975 Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/closeup-of-veterinary-woman-petting-cat-during-a-visit-stock-footage/1433626329?adppopup=true https://www.instagram.com/hankgreen/ https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/large-tabby-cat-chilling-out-at-the-veterinary-royalty-free-image/1034512098?phrase=cat+kidney&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/intravenous-drip-cat-stock-footage/679312518?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/fat-cat-eats-dry-cat-food-on-the-metal-bowl-stock-footage/478371030?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/chain-of-amino-acid-or-bio-molecules-called-protein-royalty-free-image/1225652892?phrase=protein+structure&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/closeup-laboratory-mice-in-a-cage-stock-footage/494430404?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/white-mouse-in-a-lab-stock-footage/688307224?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/two-professional-veterinarians-take-a-blood-test-from-a-stock-footage/1922766993?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/young-girl-on-a-window-sill-with-british-cats-using-her-stock-footage/859350590?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/veterinarian-gives-vaccine-to-small-cat-or-takes-blood-stock-footage/1440632526?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/veterinarian-examines-a-cat-of-a-maine-coon-breed-in-a-stock-footage/1837598960 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/white-stray-cat-hes-hoarse-and-meows-close-up-sunny-stock-footage/1491266403?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/human-urinary-system-kidneys-anatomy-animation-concept-stock-footage/1357055747?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/elderly-woman-with-cute-fluffy-red-cat-in-arms-closeup-stock-footage/1929881604?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/examination-of-cat-veterinarian-in-veterinary-clinic-stock-footage/1449207539