Urogenital System

Growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D are contributors to the spread of cancer Together with its partners, a research group led by Docent Michael Jeltsch at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has discovered new mechanisms which activate the…

Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were cryopreserved at one university, proving the feasibility of centralized processing…

Acute kidney injury in a context of cardiac amyloidosis may be due to renal infarction, report scientists in a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, May 15, 2019 - Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal…

Physiotherapists from James Cook University in Australia say simple pelvic floor exercises may be a cure for some common problems men experience in the bedroom. In a first of its kind study, JCU physiotherapy lecturers Chris Myers and…

Collaboration uncovers how several species can invade bladder walls in postmenopausal womenCredit: University of Texas at Dallas A new finding by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center…

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all. "One of the challenges that we have when taking care of patients with bladder cancer is that from one patient to the next, the prognosis, the…

Pitt researchers receive a $2.5M NIH award to create an improved repair device for pelvic organ prolapseCredit: Steven Abramowitch PITTSBURGH (May 6, 2019) ... Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition where the organs in the pelvis push…

Men treated with medications for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) experienced a two-year delay in diagnosis of their prostate cancer and were twice as likely to have advanced disease upon diagnosis, report University of…

Effective cervical cancer screening initiative by Dartmouth researchers in Honduras identifies different human papillomavirus types than those in the USCredit: Tsongalis Laboratory LEBANON, NH - Cervical cancer is a major issue in low-…

Many people have heard that drinking cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Although clinical trials of this popular folk remedy have produced mixed results, some studies have shown that drinking cranberry juice…