WASHINGTON — Different stages of gout treatment may call for different serum urate targets, with certain levels being better for dissolving or preventing monosodium urate crystals, according to data ...

A dual-energy CT study shows monosodium urate crystals clear at similar rates in joints and tendons during gout treatment, ...

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 ...

In patients with gout, a novel prediction tool that relies on weight and creatinine clearance successfully identified the ...

Serum urate levels and hyperuricemia prevalence significantly increased years before menopause and remained elevated by the ...

Something you maybe never thought of -- dolphins get kidney stones just like people! Now a researcher is reporting a new method to control the growth of ammonium urate crystals, the substance known to ...

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