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 ...

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 ...

While the stone used in many points can be traced to a particular rock formation or region, the original home of this stone is unknown. No one knows what this crescent-shaped tool was used for ...

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) ...

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 ...