Kidney Stones
Revisit AKI news and research published in 2024
Healio has compiled a list of the most-read AKI-related nephrology news stories in 2024.
Surgeons successfully transplant genetically edited pig kidney into living recipient
A woman from Alabama is the latest to receive a gene-edited pig kidney in a recent xenotransplantation at NYU Langone Health, according to a university press briefing.
Mendelian disease rare in adults with kidney stones, but nephrolithiasis risk may be high
Mendelian disease is uncommon in adults with kidney stones, but variants leading to nephrolithiasis may be higher for these patients, according to study results.
Adults with high calcium, oxalate urinary levels may have increased kidney stone risk
Adults with high calcium and oxalate urinary levels may have a greater risk for developing kidney stones, according to data from a published study.
Top in endocrinology: Setmelanotide reduces BMI; dangers of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Results of a phase 2 trial showed that 89% of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity had a 5% or greater reduction in BMI after receiving setmelanotide over 16 weeks.
Q&A: What people with diabetes should know about preventing kidney stones
Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND, about preventing kidney stones through diet and nutrition.
Alkaline water ‘can't raise urine pH enough’ to prevent kidney stones
Commercially available alkaline water has minimal alkali content and offers no benefits compared with tap water and other methods for adults with uric acid and cystine urolithiasis, data show.
Kidney stones: How to reduce the risk for recurrence
A 55-year-old man new to the area presents to the ED complaining of excruciating left flank pain that radiates into his scrotum. He noted blood in the urine this morning and became worried enough to seek emergency care.
After organ donation, kidney stone formers saw fewer cases of nephrolithiasis
PHILADELPHIA — The incidence for a kidney stone event was lower in a cohort of individuals 1 year after donating a kidney compared to individuals who were turned down for donation, data from ASN Kidney Week showed.
Study: Patients with nephrolithiasis ate fewer vegetables, drank more diet soda
People with a history of kidney stones had a similar diet overall to those who have never had nephrolithiasis but drank more diet soda and ate fewer vegetables, according to a study in a Swiss population.