Does higher urinary oxalate excretion predispose patients to kidney failure? Elevated levels of oxalate, a metabolite eliminated through the kidney, can be toxic. Oxalate nephropathy is characterized ...

Kidney stones are way more common than most people think, and if you’ve ever had one, you know how brutally painful they can ...

Kidney stones is an extremely common condition, that is usually not life-threatening, but can be extremely painful, and upend quality of life. Most pe.

Depending on the size and quantity of the kidney stones, it could be extremely painful and may even require surgery for ...

A DEFECT in the transamination of glyoxalate has been suggested as the metabolic abnormality responsible for the increased rate of oxalate synthesis in patients with primary hyperoxaluria (Fig. 1). 1 ...

Individuals with either calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate kidney stones should not take extra calcium on their own as suggested by previous research, but should check with their doctors to ...