Urinary stone disease is common, associated with substantial morbidity, has a high recurrence rate, and affects quality of life.1,2 Consumption of large volumes of fluids is a foundational strategy ...

Drinking more water can help prevent kidney stones—but it’s not that simple. A new study in partnership with Duke researchers shows many patients can’t keep up, helping explain why stones often return ...

Are you drinking enough water Experts explain how dehydration significantly increases your risk of developing kidney stones and how to lower your risk ...

Kidney stones are a painful reality for millions, often leading to a fear of any food or drink containing minerals. Because the most common type of stone is made of calcium oxalate, many people ...

Kidney stones can cause some of the most intense pain people ever experience, affecting daily life and leading many to hospital emergency visits. It affects one in 11 people in the U.S., and almost ...

Are you experiencing severe pain in your lower back? Is there blood in your urine? Do you have difficulty urinating? You may have a kidney stone, a rock-like deposit created from high levels of ...

When a 47-year-old man began fasting for Ramadan, he also added several over-the-counter vitamins and supplements to his daily routine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Weeks later, he passed his first ...

Researchers have identified bacterial biofilms within calcium oxalate kidney stones, the most common type, challenging the established view that these stones are sterile and noninfectious and raising ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened clumps of small crystals are made from chemicals in urine and are thought to ...

Texas A&M researchers found that in an aggressive kidney cancer, RNA builds “droplet hubs” that activate tumor genes. By creating a molecular switch to dissolve these hubs, they stopped cancer growth ...

It’s long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority of kidney stones, which are caused by calcium oxalate crystals, don’t host ...

In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their ...