The kidneys appear to harbor an antibiotic-responsive microbiome that can influence calcium-oxalate stone formation. Specific bacteria colonies in kidneys may promote or prevent kidney stone ...

First author and urologist José Agudelo, MD, who has extensive experience in urinary stone disease, explains that previous indirect findings of a kidney microbiome gave compelling evidence but ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and low ...

First full characterization of kidney microbiome unlocks potential to prevent kidney stones. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 ...

The findings have been reported in Nature Communications. The investigators identified certain strains of bacteria in the kidney microbiome that are able to influence the development of kidney stones; ...

To see whether the kidney microbiome could influence stone formation, the researchers grew bacteria using a special chamber that mimics the movement of urine in our kidneys. They then added the ...

Although following 'rules' for eating sounds restrictive, I have actually broadened the range of foods I eat, not limited ...

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have found another risk factor for heart attack and stroke: your gut microbiome.

Despite this, the urobiome—microbiome of different organs in the urinary tract including the bladder and kidneys—has been a debated topic since its discovery in human urine less than 15 years ago.