Kidney stones are hard objects made of minerals and salts in urine. The development of kidney stones occurs through the accumulation of minerals like calcium, along with oxalate or uric acid in urine.

Gallstones develop in response to an imbalance of lipids in bile, the digestive fluid produced in the liver. A compound that restores the balance prevents gallstone formation in mouse models (pages ...

Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder, an organ located on the right side of your abdomen that holds bile to be released into your small intestine.