Urogenital System

The androgen receptor is the primary driver of the initiation and growth of prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of death in men. Looking to have a better understanding of how the androgen receptor works in cancer, researchers at…

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2020) -- After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. "I was on…

Newly produced spermatozoa within the testis are not fully functional until they mature in the epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm. Male infertility may arise from lack of communication between the testis and the…

Credit: Gregor Weiss / ETH Zurich Anyone who has ever had cystitis knows that urinary tract infections of this kind are annoying and painful. They can be well treated by antibiotics, but may be fatal if left untreated. These infections…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The sugar coating on cancer cells helps them thrive, and a new study indicates patients with cervical cancer who make antibodies to those sugars appear to do better when…

Credit: Tatsuya Usui, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Researchers in Japan have replicated cancer cells from diseased bladder tissue in dogs, minimizing the use of costly stem cell products. The synthesized tumor…

Keck School of Medicine researchers have identified a variant in the genome that may explain why multiple men in the same family develop the disease -- and could serve as a guide for screening For years, researchers have known that men of…

Credit: Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that uric acid, an antioxidant, protects against declining lung function from age or lung disease, especially in women. High uric acid…

Clarifying the mechanisms for meiotic recombination in sperm productionCredit: Dr. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro A research group from the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG) at Kumamoto University, Japan has…

Researchers also showed that a higher level of the protein can show which tumors will progress more rapidly SAN ANTONIO (June 3, 2020) -- A team of researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio confirmed the…

An immunotherapy drug 'avelumab' significantly improves survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London & Barts Cancer Centre…

WASHINGTON -- The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury, is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been possible, using traditional techniques, to quickly and accurately assess how…

Simpler test that can be done in doctor's office offers results in 30 minutesCredit: provided by Pak Kin Wong, Penn State An improved urine-testing system for people suffering from kidney stones inspired by nature and proposed by…

New York, NY (May 14, 2020) - A clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers has showed for the first time that combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy can slow down metastatic bladder cancer. The trial also showed that immunotherapy…

What The Study Did: The clinical characteristics of men with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) whose semen tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are examined in this observational study.…

Credit: Annals of Oncology A study of 4532 men in the Veneto region of Italy has found that those who were being treated for prostate cancer with androgen-deprivation therapies (ADT) were less likely to develop the coronavirus…

New device can be attached to the bladder to provide real-time volume detection and efficient voiding capabilitiesCredit: National University of Singapore Individuals with an underactive bladder, for example following a spinal cord…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death, and for the first time in the United States, when patients begin to show signs of trouble,…

Researchers discover non-invasive method to visualize damage in donor kidneys - empowering doctors to match kidney quality with patient life expectancy for longer-lasting transplantation outcomes.Credit: Eno Hysi When kidney…

Treatment of low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer usually involves radical surgery to remove the kidney and ureter, highlighting the need for improved treatments. An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine…