Urogenital System

Rice, Texas A&M-led research shows motors kill bacteria, revive some antibacterial drugsCredit: Don Thushara Galbadage/Biola University HOUSTON - (Dec. 12, 2019) - Molecular drills have gained the ability to target and destroy…

T cell infiltration => longer progression-free survival The immune system establishes "forward operating bases", or lymph node-like structures, inside the tumors of some patients with kidney and other urologic cancers, researchers at…

A prescription of short-term exercise for patients with advanced prostate cancer could help to reduce the side-effects of hormone therapy, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers from the Norfolk and…

Credit: Study author and RSNA CHICAGO - A novel MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of…

A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples collected at home - according to new research from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Scientists…

Cilia play critical roles in sending and receiving signals from distant sites through mechano- and chemosensation and now through small extracellular vesicles known as ectosomesCredit: This image was previously published at low…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2019) - A transcription factor that aids neuron function also appears to enable a cell conversion in the prostate gland that can make an already…

What The Study Did: Whether a higher or lower dose of the muscle relaxant baclofen was associated with 30-day risk of hospitalization with encephalopathy (defined as a main diagnosis of delirium, disorientation, transient alteration of…

What The Study Did: Data from about 5 million people (with and without diabetes) in 28 countries were used to develop equations to help identify people at increased five-year risk of chronic kidney disease, defined as reduced estimated…

What The Study Did: Researchers in this randomized clinical trial investigated if supplementation with vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acids compared with placebo over five years helped prevent the development or progression of chronic kidney…