New findings challenge a prevailing belief that higher urine uric acid excretion increases the risk for calcium oxalate stone formation, according to researchers. In fact, investigators found that ...

Learn how diet affects calcium oxalate kidney stone risk, including hydration, calcium intake, sodium limits, 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 ...

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 ...