Researchers identify live bacteria within calcium kidney stones, raising new questions about stone formation and suggesting new targets for prevention and treatment.

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly reducing the time taken for a correct diagnosis, Cambridge researchers have shown. The team showed that ...

It's long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority ...

Urine naturally contains bacteria. While the level of bacteria may be low, the presence of any bacteria prevents something from being sterile. If drinking urine was your survivalist backup plan, we’ve ...

Occult blood is when you can’t see blood in your urine with your eye and it’s only visible under a microscope. You may need antibiotics or different treatments depending on the infection or other ...

Pyuria is a condition defined by the increased presence of white blood cells in urine. Although a urinary tract infection is the most common cause of sterile pyuria, other conditions may be involved.

People are using urine since ages to sterilize wounds and more (drinking it etc.). I have never heard of a single case where the use of urine lead to a bad result. I guess, there's an interest behind ...