Approximately 10% of US adults have had kidney stones. Within a five-year period, 50% of them reoccur. When urine becomes concentrated, crystals can form on the kidney lining developing into stones.

Learn how diet affects calcium oxalate kidney stone risk, including hydration, calcium intake, sodium limits, and ...

Approximately 11% of adult stone formers likely have some genetic predisposition. Mendelian monogenic stone diseases are uncommon among adult kidney stone formers, according to investigators. They ...

Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary system. These hard deposits form inside the kidneys when urine contains high levels of dissolved minerals and salts. Some stones pass into the ...

Kidney stones are not just a painful one-time event but often signal deeper health imbalances. Experts warn they frequently ...

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 ...

A recent American study has found that common kidney stones, especially those composed of calcium oxalate, may contain live ...

Miniaturized percutaneous techniques, flexible ureteroscopy, and outpatient protocols have shortened hospital stays and improved recovery, reshaping quality-of-life outcomes for patients.

Clinicians should monitor patients with stones, even if they are asymptomatic, to slow kidney function decline, investigators suggest. Even asymptomatic kidney stones may spur kidney function decline ...

PHOENIX — When you hear about kidney stones, you probably don't think of kids. However, new data says maybe we should. Over the last couple of decades, more and more children are being diagnosed with ...

One in nine patients released from the emergency department after treatment for a kidney stone will face a repeat visit, according to findings by Duke Medicine researchers. In a study published online ...

Medical researchers at the NASA-funded National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have identified a promising possible alternative to surgery in the treatment of kidney stones developed by ...