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by University of California, Los Angeles edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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 formation. The findings,

by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Schematic of ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy and the magnetic stone retrieval device. Credit: Device (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2025.100971 Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a wire, with performance in a pig model beating traditional removal techniques. Kidney stone

ORLANDO, Fla. — Certain dietary supplements inhibit the formation, growth, and aggregation of calcium oxalate kidney stones and may ultimately aid in prevention, according to new research presented this week at NUTRITION 2025, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. “We have searched for many new approaches with a hope of reducing kidney

ORLANDO, Fla. — Certain dietary supplements inhibit the formation, growth, and aggregation of calcium oxalate kidney stones and may ultimately aid in prevention, according to new research presented this week at NUTRITION 2025, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. “We have searched for many new approaches with a hope of reducing kidney