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‘Leaky’ Vessels Answer to Unresponsive Cancer

PROMISING research, which has implications for the development of treatments for medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour in children, has emerged…

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Brain Rewiring After Stroke May be Answer to Therapy

RECOVERY following a stroke can be difficult, but a new study gives an insight into potential recovery markers and new treatment options.

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Circadian Clock in Kidneys Plays Role in Metabolic Processes

RHYTHMIC processes of bodily function, such as urine excretion, are regulated by an internal circadian clock located in the kidney organs, a new study…

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New Mechanisms of Bladder Function Offer Target for Therapy

SENSORY nerve activity mediating the function of the bladder is influenced by both filling pressure and newly discovered ‘non-voiding transient…

Managing Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Old Disease, New Ideas

Prof Per-Uno Malmström opened this symposium on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) by describing the medical and economic burden caused by the…

Editor’s Pick: PSMA-Specific Ligands in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is the most extensively studied biomarker and antigen of prostate cancer. It is overexpressed in almost all…

Tubular Ectasia of the Rete Testis: What Is Behind It?

Tubular ectasia of the rete testis (TERT) is a dilatation of the seminiferous tubules of the mediastinum testis.

Surgical Management of Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence

Post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) is a common and significant issue that can affect the quality of life in men who are undergoing treatment for…

Renal Metastasis of a Malignant Myopericytoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Myopericytoma is a rare tumour arising from myopericytes. Myopericytes are transitional cells between pericytes, which are perivascular cells adjacent to…

The Current State of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Radical cystectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection is the gold standard for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Despite..