Urinary stasis and other factors appear to play a role in its pathogenesis. The following article features coverage from the American Urological Association (AUA) 2019 meeting. Click here to read more ...
Uric acid stone formers with a higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Predicting chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk in stone formers improves ...
Alpha-lipoic acid, a dietary supplement widely available to consumers, prevented stone formation in a mouse model of cystinuria, a rare inherited disease that causes recurrent formation of painful and ...
Dallas, TX - Low urine pH may be responsible for the high incidence of uric-acid nephrolithiasis in patients with type 2 diabetes?which can be up to four times greater than in the general population?a ...
ORLANDO, FL, May 20, 2008– Patients with metabolic syndrome disorders, including diabetes and high cholesterol, may be more likely to develop uric-acid stones than other type of calculi, according to ...