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Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas -- the most common form of brain tumor -- suggesting a new target for therapies for a cancer that does not respond to current chemotherapy.

28 Aug 2013

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to receive transition-to-scale grants

he Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development recently shortlisted 53 finalists from around the world from more than 400 entries. Only 22 teams were awarded grants for their bold, new ideas to save the lives of mothers and newborns in developing countries.

27 Aug 2013

Risk of kidney stones increasing among women

The risk of women developing kidney stones is rising, as is the number of cases being seen in U.S. emergency departments, while the rate of hospitalization for the disorder has remained stable.

27 Aug 2013

Teleflex to showcase anesthesia and pain management products at ESRA Congress

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, will showcase its regional anesthesia and pain management products featuring improved practices during the ESRA Congress in Glasgow, UK, on September 4-7, 2013.

26 Aug 2013

Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce risk of bladder cancer in women: Study

University of Hawaii Cancer Center Researcher Song-Yi Park, PhD, along with her colleagues, recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.

26 Aug 2013

Study confirms exposure to arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function

A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water-about 12 times the dose generally considered safe-produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco. Smoking, especially by males, made arsenic-related damage even worse.

23 Aug 2013

Noninvasive urine test can accurately monitor risk of kidney rejection

Levels of a protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can distinguish those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, a study suggests. The results also suggest that low levels of this protein, called CXCL9, can rule out rejection as a cause of kidney injury.

23 Aug 2013

Alarm therapy or drug therapy may solve bedwetting problems in children

Bedwetting affects up to 20 percent of five year olds—the age when most children have learned bladder control—and can result in an array of stressful and embarrassing social, emotional and psychological problems.

21 Aug 2013

More patients suffer from complications after cancer surgery, but only few die

While more patients in the U.S. are suffering from complications such as blood clots and infections after major cancer surgery, fewer are dying from their operations.

20 Aug 2013

Endocrine Society, global partners to host international meeting for promoting endocrinology in India

Chevy Chase, MD-A new major collaborative partnership among international hormone health organizations will help promote endocrinology on the Indian sub-continent. The Endocrine Society has joined the Endocrine Society of India (ESI), the Society for Endocrinology in the United Kingdom and International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) to host the inaugural International Clinical Update program in Endocrinology (ICUE), February 1-2 in Hyderabad, India.

19 Aug 2013

Loyola opens Sexual Wellness Clinic in September

Loyola University Health System will open a Sexual Wellness Clinic in September. This program will combine the expertise of various specialists to address common emotional and physical challenges that couples face in their sexual relationships.

19 Aug 2013

Surgeons evaluate combined surgery technique to remove cancerous tumors from rectum

Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating a new, combined surgery technique to remove cancerous tumors from the rectum. The hybrid technique uses the body's natural opening to remove malignancies and diseased tissue while also performing reconstruction.

16 Aug 2013

German researchers discover miRNAs, which determine malignancy of urinary bladder cancers

German researchers have identified four biomarkers that correctly determine malignancy of urinary bladder cancers and contribute to the accurate prediction of patient outcomes. Their results are published in the September issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

16 Aug 2013

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration with GE Healthcare.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers identify key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer

A team of researchers from UC Davis, UC San Diego and other institutions has identified a key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer. Published on August 14 in Nature, the study shows that two long non-coding RNAs (PRNCR1 and PCGEM1) activate androgen receptors, circumventing androgen-deprivation therapy.

16 Aug 2013

Risk for childhood cancer moderately increased among adolescents with major birth defects

A multistate study led by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that the risk for childhood cancer is moderately increased among children and young adolescents with certain types of major birth defects.

12 Aug 2013

NCI renews UCLA prostate SPORE grant

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been notified that their standing as a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence site in prostate cancer has been renewed for another five years.

8 Aug 2013

Urology News and Research

Latest Urology News and Research

Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to receive transition-to-scale grants

Risk of kidney stones increasing among women

Teleflex to showcase anesthesia and pain management products at ESRA Congress

Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce risk of bladder cancer in women: Study

Study confirms exposure to arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function

Noninvasive urine test can accurately monitor risk of kidney rejection

Alarm therapy or drug therapy may solve bedwetting problems in children

More patients suffer from complications after cancer surgery, but only few die

Endocrine Society, global partners to host international meeting for promoting endocrinology in India

Loyola opens Sexual Wellness Clinic in September

Surgeons evaluate combined surgery technique to remove cancerous tumors from rectum

German researchers discover miRNAs, which determine malignancy of urinary bladder cancers

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

Researchers identify key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer

Risk for childhood cancer moderately increased among adolescents with major birth defects

NCI renews UCLA prostate SPORE grant

Immune function restored in spinal injured mice

Targacept reports net loss of $12.4 million for Q2 2013

Combating antibiotic resistance: an interview with Ron Najafi, CEO NovaBay Pharmaceuticals

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