A team of researchers rode a roller coaster more times than they probably care to remember, just to figure out why roller coasters trigger the passage of small kidney stones. With the further help of ...

According to an new study from Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, roller coasters can, in fact, do more than just give you a temporary thrill. Specifically, study author ...

DUARTE, Calif. -- It's hair-raising research as scientists say riding a roller coaster might be a cure for kidney stones. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a runaway mine train adventure, but for ...

Suffering with a kidney stone? You may want to book a trip to a theme park. Michigan State University researchers have discovered that riding a certain type of roller coaster can help increase your ...

Got a kidney stone? Consider a trip to Disney. That's the takeaway from new research out of Michigan State University that found taking a spin on a "medium-intensity" coaster may aid in the passing of ...

Got a kidney stone? No problem, says science, just ride a roller coaster. This new unconventional treatment to the ever-painful (and often expensive) passing of a kidney stone has a 70 percent success ...

When you’re trying to pass a kidney stone, you’re probably not thinking, in your cloud of agony, “Darn it! I should have ridden a roller coaster.” And yet a new study suggests doing just that.