kidney stones

by Carole Tanzer Miller edited by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Scientists think snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people. And it all owes to an evolutionary trick. Reptiles don’t just pee; they crystallize their waste to save water. Researchers who examined the solid urine of […]

by Elsevier edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Study reveals that shift workers have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones, especially younger workers and those with low levels of manual labor, with body mass index (BMI) and fluid intake playing key mediating roles. Credit: Mayo Clinic Proceedings / He et al. A study evaluating

By Ben Coxworth August 13, 2025 A particularly nasty-looking kidney stone – imagine trying to pass this thing as you pee Tsester/CC 1.0 View 4 Images View gallery – 4 images Recurring kidney stones can be an agonizing, debilitating problem, particularly if they can’t be treated by orally-administered medication. There may be new hope on the

by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), along with several academic partners, have reported the primary results of the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) trial, the largest comparative effectiveness study of surgical interventions for children and adolescents with kidney stones. The

by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118149 In the Dai minority region of China, the Aspidopterys obcordata (Hei Gai Guan) has been used as a fork medicine for the treatment of urinary tract infections, cystitis, and urinary tract stones. Previous studies showed that the Aspidopterys obcordata fructo oligosaccharide (AOFOS)