GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin
Credit: (GARDP/Neil Brandvold) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for ...
Tag: Urogenital System
Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery
ESMO 2019 Congress, Sept. 27 - Oct. 1, Barcelona, SpainCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 27 September ...
Pivotal role found for IgG autoantibodies in IgA nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is the leading primary glomerulonephritis worldwideCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The most common form of the kidney disease ...
Survey reveals low levels of awareness in men about prostate health and function
Credit: European Association of Urology The survey, which assessed knowledge of the prostate in 3,010 men over 50 years in ...
Defective cilia linked to heart valve birth defects
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina identify mutations in ciliary genes causing bicuspid aortic valve -- the most ...
NIAID officials call for innovative research on sexually transmitted infections
Credit: NIH/NIAID WHAT: Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, pose a significant public health challenge. Globally, more than one million new ...
E. coli superbug strains can persist in healthy women’s guts
Even without symptoms or antibiotic use, these virulent and multi-drug resistant strains are carried in the gut for long timeCredit: ...
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can increase men’s risk of stroke and heart attack
Caution is warranted before prescribing TRT for men older than 45, recommends a new study published in The American Journal ...
Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better ...
New female external catheter technology reduces CAUTI by 50%
Hospital-wide introduction of new female external catheter technology halved the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) according to new ...
More monitoring needed to reduce post-hospitalization urinary tract infections
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Broader monitoring of patients is needed to reduce the number of people who develop a urinary tract ...
Researchers find link between exposure to world trade center dust and prostate cancer
(New York, NY - June 20, 2019) -- World Trade Center (WTC) responders with prostate cancer showed signs that exposure ...
New clues on tissue damage identified in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
NIH AMP research lays groundwork for finding potential treatment targetsCredit: Camazine Scott Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) ...
CNIO researchers describe new functions of protein that plays key role in some tumors and rare diseases
Credit: Molecular Cytogenetics Unit. CNIO Cohesin is a protein complex that is essential for chromosome segregation in dividing cells. Recent ...