Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth ...
For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an ...
Crystals “peed” by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers ...
Kidney stones form when certain substances bind together in your urine, and there are many medical and lifestyle factors that can increase your risk.
Unless you've owned reptiles, you might not know that many of them "pee" crystals. Researchers publishing in the Journal of ...
Researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile ...
Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid ...
Cloudy urine isn't usually a major cause for concern and is often a side effect of dehydration or an infection that can be ...