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 ...

Researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and low levels of bacteria ...

A new study has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the formation of kidney stones. A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University ...

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University published in the journal Microbiome has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the ...

There is something deceptive about rising temperatures. The sun feels harsh on the skin, but the deeper impact can go unnoticed, inside the body. Across India, doctors are observing a steady rise in ...

The kidneys appear to harbor an antibiotic-responsive microbiome that can influence calcium-oxalate stone formation. Specific bacteria colonies in kidneys may promote or prevent kidney stone formation ...