Pregnancy can increase kidney stone risk due to hormonal shifts, calcium metabolism changes, and dehydration. Limited diagnostic options make prevention—hydration and diet—key. Experts offer insights ...

The formation of kidney stones is a complex and multifactorial process. They may form due to intrinsic causes (age, sex, and heredity) or extrinsic factors (such as geography, climate, dietary ...

Fast food culture has contributed to the rise of kidney stones, along with other health complications. By making healthy ...

Moreover, research has led to a better understanding of the many factors that promote the stone formation, so there is an improved opportunity for preventing their occurrence. The first symptom of a ...

There are two methods of hail stone formation and growth that give hail stones their "layered" look. A tiny ice crystal will be the nucleus of the hail stone. In wet growth, supercooled water ...

Neutrophil-to-HDL ratio could be a simple and effective predictive marker for kidney stones that may enable early diagnosis and intervention. A higher neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ...

Social media influencer Eve Catherine suffered a health scare after following the carnivore diet, leading to kidney stones.

Fish traps that have survived tens of thousands of years show the resourcefulness of Brunswick’s indigenous population, according to author, biologist and Brunswick resident Don Peterson. “I’m amazed ...

Kidney stones are solid accumulations that tend to form in the kidneys but can occur throughout the urinary system. Obstruction, pain and secondary infection are the most common symptoms with kidney ...