In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney ...

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new perspectives to an old medical mystery: How do kidney stones form, why are some people more ...

Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the twelfth leading cause of death and seventeenth of disability. Recent work has ...

Kidney stones, once common in middle age, are increasingly affecting young office-goers in their 20s and 30s. Sedentary work, ...

Measuring intestinal calcium absorption may help to identify individuals who are prone to develop kidney stones, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the ...