Passing kidney stones is supposedly one of the most painful experiences a person can go through, and these images of one under a scanning electron microscope show us what they look like up close.

Tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, may be at risk of gradual and permanent wear from chewing vegetables.

Kidney stones, hard deposits in the kidneys, can cause sharp pain, bloody or discolored urine, and frequent urination. Nausea and vomiting may also occur due to intense pain. Early detection ...

Hematuria comes in two main varieties: gross and microscopic. A wide range of ailments can lead to hematuria, and the central task is to rule out life-threatening disease, mainly cancer. This artic ...

Ever had a kidney stone? If not, congratulations. You’ve never screamed while trying to pee out microscopic shrapnel. It starts with a bit too much spinach or exercise and ends with you on the ...

A Sri Lankan man broke two world records this month due to the large size of a kidney stone doctors removed from his body, according to Guinness World Records. Canistus Coonghe, a 62-year-old ...

Kidney stones, characterized by mineral and salt accumulations in the kidneys, often present subtle early signs that differ between men and women. Women may experience symptoms resembling UTIs or ...

Kidney stones form when the urine becomes supersaturated with respect to a mineral, leading to crystal formation, growth, aggregation and retention within the kidneys. In this Primer, Khan et al ...

Microscopic hematuria, a common incidental finding in urinalysis, may be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD).

A microscopic 'pinch' on the stone As Noé Jiménez, a researcher at the I3M Institute (UPV-CSIC), explains, Lithovortex acts based on a new type of acoustic wave, vortex beams.

The stone is both the largest and heaviest ever removed during a major surgery, according to Guinness World Records.