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UCLA Health: Researchers Discover a Previously Unknown Bacterial Component in Kidney Stone Formation
January 27, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 27 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026:

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Researchers discover a previously unknown bacterial component in kidney stone formation

The UCLA-led finding could lead to new ways to prevent and treat kidney stones and the infections that they often cause

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In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of k . . .

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