In the past two decades, major breakthroughs that improve our understanding of the
pathophysiology and therapy of kidney stones (KS) have been lacking. The disease …

The adult life stage encompasses a range of new experiences, opportunities, and
responsibilities that impact health and well-being. During this life stage, health disparities …

Uric acid lithiasis accounts for about 10% of all types of renal lithiasis. The most common
causes of uric acid lithiasis are low urinary pH, followed by high concentration of urinary uric …

Purpose It is currently controversial whether smoke exposure is associated with the risk of
kidney stones. Herein, publicly available databases were combined to explore relationships …

Prevalence of kidney stones has increased continously over several decades worldwide, the
major causes of which are largely unknown. To explore the dietary causes of kidney stones …

The aim of this paper is to present a protocol for the routine morphocompositional study of
kidney stones in a clinical setting, and to demonstrate that it is a simple and useful approach …

Purpose Oxidative balance stress (OBS) was an important indicator for assessing exposure
to oxidative stress related to diet and lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to explore the …

Background Previous studies have yielded conflicting findings regarding the association
between circulating lipids and lipid-lowering drugs with urinary stones, and the causal …

Purpose The incidence of kidney stone disease has increased worldwide, resulting in high
medical costs and social burden. Kidney stone disease shares some common features with …

Hypertension (Htn) is a crucial cause of cardio-vascular and chronic kidney disease.
Moreover, it is an independent risk factor for nephrolithiasis (NL). A diet rich in vegetables …