Reptiles do not pee like humans - they release solid waste filled with uric acid crystal spheres that save water and protect ...

Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth microspheres, preventing painf ...

Due to the hectic and stressful lifestyles most people have these days, having high uric acid levels has become a common ...

Reptiles release solid crystals instead of liquid waste. This clever survival trick may lead to new treatments for gout and kidney stones.

Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

Crystals "peed" by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile species and found spheres of ...

Crystals “peed” by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile species and found spheres of ...

The diagnosis of gout sets into motion an assessment and therapeutic program for comorbidities, plus an enduring treatment program for gout-flare treatment and prophylaxis and serum urate lowering.

Reptiles' unique ability to crystallize waste into solid uric acid spheres offers a potential breakthrough for human gout and kidney stone sufferers. Scientists are studying how snakes safely package ...

Reptiles don't urinate like humans do; instead, they pass these solid urates (left). (Journal of the American Chemical Society via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Crystals "peed" by snakes could hold the key ...

A dual-energy CT study shows monosodium urate crystals clear at similar rates in joints and tendons during gout treatment, reinforcing long-term urate-lowering therapy for remission.