Scientists have discovered that reptile’s pee might reveal new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout.

Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an ...

Reptiles release solid crystals instead of liquid waste. This clever survival trick may lead to new treatments for gout and kidney stones.

Reptiles do not pee like humans - they release solid waste filled with uric acid crystal spheres that save water and protect ...

Unless you've owned reptiles, you might not know that many of them "pee" crystals. Researchers publishing in the Journal of ...

Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth ...

Crystals “peed” by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers ...

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In patients with gout, a novel prediction tool that relies on weight and creatinine clearance successfully identified the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old woman recently diagnosed with gout. I have been put on colchicine and allopurinol. Are these the best medications? Will it ever go away? I have it in my right foot, ...