There is a growing demand for developing wearable sensors that can non-invasively detect
the signs of chronic diseases early on to possibly enable self-health management. Among …

The prevalence of kidney stone disease is increasing, afflicting 7%–11% of the United
States population. Multiple systemic conditions, including obesity and diabetes, are also on …

Calcium (Ca2+) is an important mediator of multicellular homeostasis and is involved in
several diseases. The interplay among the kidney, bone, intestine, and parathyroid gland in …

Objective Kidney stone disease seems to be associated with an increased risk of incident
cardiovascular outcomes; the aim of this study is to identify differences in 24-h urine …

Epidemiological evidence shows that nephrolithiasis is associated with cardiovascular (CV)
morbidities. The association between nephrolithiasis and CV disease is not surprising …

Kidney stone disease is associated with cardiovascular outcomes; it is unclear whether
stone composition is associated with differential cardiovascular risk. To analyze such …

Purpose The current research is aimed at analyzing the relationship between kidney stone
(KS) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and the relationship between KS components …

The goal of this study was to investigate recent changes in stone composition and patient
demographics to identify factors influencing stone formation for the purpose of reducing the …

Nephrolithiasis has been increasing over the last millennium. Although early epidemiologic
studies have shown that kidney stones were two to three times more frequent in males than …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between weight-adjusted waist
index (WWI), a novel adiposity index, and kidney stone (KS). Methods Data were obtained …