Urogenital System

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found out how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing kidney damage. The work in fruit flies, published in PLoS Biology opens up a new…

Credit: Associate Professor Hiroshi Watanabe A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan has discovered that cysteinylated albumin (oxidized albumin) in serum can be used as an early diagnostic marker for diabetic kidney…

May 11, 2021 - For patients seen at a urology clinic, patient satisfaction scores vary by insurance status - with higher scores for patients on Medicare and commercial insurance, but lower scores for those on Medicaid, reports a study in…

Enrolling a large number of Black men, Duke researchers found potential new paths for improved studies and treatments DURHAM, N.C. - A study designed to enroll an equal number of Black and white men with advanced prostate cancer confirms…

In an article published in PLOS ONE, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center describe the impact of hypoproteinemia on the expression of microRNAs associated with kidney development in rat embryos.Credit: Patrícia Aline Boer …

NEW YORK, NY-- Diagnosing chronic kidney disease, which is often undetected until it causes irreversible damage, may soon become automated with a new algorithm that interprets data from electronic medical records. The algorithm,…

Credit: Dr. Lindsay Hampson New York, NY (April 28, 2021)--Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that Lindsay A.…

Development of a remedy for renal anemia using erythropoietin derived from catsCredit: Kaneka Many cats develop chronic renal disorders as they age. As chronic renal disorders progress, the secretion of erythropoietin (EPO)(1),…

Test could reduce invasive biopsies New prostate cancer urine test shows how aggressive disease is and could reduce invasive biopsies Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a new urine test for prostate cancer which…

April 26, 2021 - Wolters Kluwer, Health announced today the addition of two fully open access journals to the Lippincott® portfolio as part of a shared mission with Shandong University to expand the reach of healthcare discoveries…

Credit: Department of Nephrology,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in a pioneering study identify clinical, genetic and histopathological characteristics that may help confirm the diagnosis when…

April 21, 2021 - Consuming a diet high in pro-inflammatory foods - including foods that contain refined carbohydrates and sugar as well as polyunsaturated fats - may be associated with increased odds of developing testosterone deficiency…

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting Scientific Electronic Exhibit found no statistically significant threshold for increased renal transplant biopsy risk based on systolic, diastolic, or mean arterial blood pressure aloneCredit: American…

Metformin inhibits disease progression in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD)Credit: Professor Hirofumi Kai Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have found that the anti-diabetic drug metformin significantly prolongs…

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Though researchers have long known that several physiological and anatomical changes occur during pregnancy that can contribute to kidney stone formation, evidence of the link has been lacking. But now Mayo Clinic…

Intestinal worm infections can leave women in sub-Saharan Africa more vulnerable to sexually-transmitted viral infections, a new study reveals. The rate and severity of sexually-transmitted viral infections (STI) in the region are very…

Dr. Irina Jaeger is the first physician in Ohio and first woman in the country to receive this prestigious designation for enlarged prostate treatmentCredit: University Hospitals University Hospitals' (UH) Irina Jaeger, MD, received…

New York, NY (April 10, 2021) - A personalized cancer vaccine developed with the help of a Mount Sinai computational platform raised no safety concerns and showed potential benefit in patients with different cancers, including lung and…

New York, NY (April 9, 2021) - Sets of genes associated with resistance to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder have been identified and validated by researchers at Mount Sinai. In a study published…

April 8, 2021 - Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The Journal of Urology®, Official Journal of…