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

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

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

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

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new perspectives to an old medical mystery: How do kidney stones form, why are some people more ...

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, once common in middle age, are increasingly affecting young office-goers in their 20s and 30s. Sedentary work, ...