University at Buffalo researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish ...

Researchers testing urine from 2- to 4-year-olds in four U.S. states uncovered 96 different chemicals, many of them ...

An unusual pharmaceutical solid containing a pleuromutilin derivative, succinic acid and water is studied with a combination of physiochemical methods. The parent pleuromutilin derivative creates a ...

Your blood pH will stay normal, but the urine pH will go up into the alkaline range. Kidney stone specialists use this to reduce formation of uric acid stones. Potassium citrate also has the same ...

Urine pH ranges from 4.5 to 8 but is normally slightly acidic (i.e., 5.5 to 6.5). Dipsticks use double indicators (methyl red and bromothymol blue) to give a broad range of colors at different pH ...

5. Citrus Consuming foods high in acid might cause bladder irritation and inflammation. Acidic fruits and juices, such as grapefruit and orange juice, can irritate the bladder.

Uric acid, a byproduct of purine breakdown, can accumulate due to poor elimination or overproduction, leading to ...

Uric acid is a natural waste product that the body produces after breaking down purines, which is found in certain foods and ...

Time your day to avoid the worst heat. Try not to be outside between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun is strongest. If you ...

It has been reported that nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) has no effect on the growth habit of sodium chloride. We report here that NTA acts as a habit modifier for rock salt. The concentration of NTA ...

Uric acid stones are a form of kidney stone disease. They form in the kidneys when uric acid levels in the urine become too high, leading to the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the kidneys.

A 2023 Veterinary Nutrition Science meta-analysis linked high-carbohydrate kibble to alkaline urine pH in 72% of cases—a primary risk factor for crystal formation. Moisture-rich alternatives like wet ...