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IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton
Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsThe Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in di

Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsThe Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in di
Study links progenitor cells to age-related prostate growth

Study links progenitor cells to age-related prostate growth

by University of California, Los AngelesCellular images of a young mouse prostate (left) and a prostate in an older mouse (right). The older prostate contains more luminal progenitor cells (brown

Study links progenitor cells to age-related prostate growth

by University of California, Los AngelesCellular images of a young mouse prostate (left) and a prostate in an older mouse (right). The older prostate contains more luminal progenitor cells (brown
Researcher details risk factors for chronic kidney disease and barriers for early detection

Researcher details risk factors for chronic kidney disease and barriers for early detection

by Caitlin Hanbury,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe community-based research on kidney disease screenings and risk factors is coordinated by affiliate researcher Amber Paulus, Ph.D., R.N. Cre

Researcher details risk factors for chronic kidney disease and barriers for early detection

by Caitlin Hanbury,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe community-based research on kidney disease screenings and risk factors is coordinated by affiliate researcher Amber Paulus, Ph.D., R.N. Cre
Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

by European Association of UrologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with

Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer

by European Association of UrologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with
Analyzing heart and kidney outcomes after canagliflozin treatment in older adults

Analyzing heart and kidney outcomes after canagliflozin treatment in older adults

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2

Analyzing heart and kidney outcomes after canagliflozin treatment in older adults

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2
Trial assesses antibody therapy for chronic active antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection

Trial assesses antibody therapy for chronic active antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic active antibody-mediated rejection (caAMR) is a common cause of allograft loss after transplantation, with no approved th

Trial assesses antibody therapy for chronic active antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic active antibody-mediated rejection (caAMR) is a common cause of allograft loss after transplantation, with no approved th
Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed
Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

by Elana GotkineFor men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is safe and effective over 24 months of follow-up, according to a studypublishedonline

Prostatic artery embolization offers lasting benefit for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Study

by Elana GotkineFor men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is safe and effective over 24 months of follow-up, according to a studypublishedonline
Chronic kidney disease: Challenges in medication safety

Chronic kidney disease: Challenges in medication safety

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Diana ✨ from PexelsOne in ten adults suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition characterized by progressive loss of kidney function. Altered kidney fun

Chronic kidney disease: Challenges in medication safety

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Diana ✨ from PexelsOne in ten adults suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition characterized by progressive loss of kidney function. Altered kidney fun
Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

byUniversity of TsukubaRNA-seq analysis on macrophages isolated from the kidney of Mafbf/fand Mafbf/f::LysM-Cre mice 24 h post-IRI. Credit:The Journal of Immunology(2024). DOI:

Unraveling the role of macrophages in regulating inflammatory lipids during acute kidney injury

byUniversity of TsukubaRNA-seq analysis on macrophages isolated from the kidney of Mafbf/fand Mafbf/f::LysM-Cre mice 24 h post-IRI. Credit:The Journal of Immunology(2024). DOI: