Cystinuria News
New funding will advance research into the treatment of rare kidney stone disease
New funding will advance research into the treatment of rare kidney stone disease Dr Malcolm Starkey has received two grants to aid his group’s research on cystinuria, a rare kidney stone [...]
Cystinuria in Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments
Cystinuria in Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments Cystinuria in dogs is a medical condition that can cause kidney and bladder stones. The disorder is inherited, which means a dog is [...]
Feds allege Keystone RV discriminated against worker with disability
Feds allege Keystone RV discriminated against worker with disabilityOriginal Story: Adam Yahya Rayes HEREFederal officials filed suit Wednesday against major northern Indiana RV manufacturer Keystone for alleged disability discrimination against an employee.The [...]
2022 highlights in stone disease
Year in review: 2022 highlights in stone disease Thomas Chi, MD, discusses 2022 milestones in stone disease and looks ahead to what might be on the horizon for the field [...]
Cystine Stones: Developments in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Their Impact on Morbidity and Stone Clearance
Cystine Stones: Developments in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Their Impact on Morbidity and Stone Clearance SEE FULL ARTICLE HERE 1Department of Urology, Warwick Hospital, Warwick, UK; 2Department of Urology, Sismanogleio Hospital, [...]
New technology painlessly moves and breaks up kidney stones
New technology painlessly moves and breaks up kidney stones See original story HERE A new technique that combines two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones out of [...]
$5,000 scholarships to 70 rare disease recipients in 2023
The #RAREis Scholarship Application is open March 8th – April 13th, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET Pursue Your Dreams through the #RAREis Scholarship Fund Living with a rare disease means managing [...]
Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines
Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in [...]
Advicenne and SPA Announce an Exclusive Distribution Agreement for the Marketing of Sibnayal® in Italy, Spain and Portugal
Advicenne and SPA Announce an Exclusive Distribution Agreement for the Marketing of Sibnayal® in Italy, Spain and Portugal Sibnayal® will now be available in four of the five major European [...]
UK: Eight-year-old Austin cycling 96 miles from St Annes to Sheffield to say thank you for his hospital care
Eight-year-old Austin cycling 96 miles from St Annes to Sheffield to say thank you for his hospital care By Tony Durkin READ ORIGINAL STORY HERE A grateful eight-year-old boy is [...]
Awake patients can have kidney stones moved, blasted
Awake patients can have kidney stones moved, blasted See original Story Here Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is [...]
Cystinuria and cystinosis are usually related to L-cystine: is this really the case for cystinosis? A physicochemical investigation at micrometre and nanometre scale
Cystinuria and cystinosis are usually related to L-cystine: is this really the case for cystinosis? A physicochemical investigation at micrometre and nanometre scale READ FULL STORY HERE DOWNLOAD PDF HERE Abstract [...]