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

Khaberni - A research team led by the University of California has discovered a potential role for bacteria in the formation ...

Bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their formation.

The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone.Authors Katie Edwards Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange ...

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 often start with everyday foods. These eight surprises include spinach, almonds, beets, black tea, dark ...

Kyle Wood, M.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology, details the link between obesity and kidney stones and what this could mean for the future of ...

Obesity does not only put individuals at risk for heart disease and diabetes—it's also a leading cause of kidney stone disease. Kidney stone disease is increasingly recognized as a chronic condition ...