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Researchers identify immune cell that helps kill bladder cancer tumors
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system. The research, published in Cancer Cell in September, could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with these types of tumors.
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New advanced laser technique to treat kidney stones and Prostate at Shah H
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI/PNN): For the past 20 years there hasn't been a major innovation in fiber laser technology until the launch of Super Pulsed Thulium fiber laser. The TFL laser is advanced technology that can dust stones in half the time it takes on other laser systems. Thi
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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Research: Existing drug could reduce side effects of popular cancer treatm
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Michigan State University researcher is part of an international team that found an existing drug may help decrease the side effects of cisplatin, a widely used cancer treatment that was discovered at MSU in 1965.
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Study: Novel treatment effective for bladder cancer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): An epigenetics drug currently being used for the treatment of blood cancers and rare sarcomas can stop the growth of bladder cancer by activating the immune system, reports a new study in mice. The drug is now being tested in a national clinical trial for pa
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Study reveals connection between diabetes, urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Diabetes is associated with lowered immunity and recurring infections. The immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder's cell barrier, increasing the risk of urinary
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Bladder cancer immunotherapy response can be predicted by genetics
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): Genetic signatures that can predict whether tumours in patients with bladder and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy have recently been identified by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
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Doctors remove 16 stones weighing 500 gms from paralyzed man's bladder in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): In a rare surgery, doctors at Indian Spinal Injury Center (ISC) in Delhi removed 16 stones weighing 500 gms from a 29-year-old paralyzed (paraplegic) man's bladder this month.
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Study: Scientists offer solutions for risky tap water
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A recent study by Prof. YU Wenzheng's team highlighted the risk that high concentrations of disinfection byproducts in tap water can cause bladder cancer and suggested sustainable solutions such as ozone biofiltration and nanofiltration to increase the safety
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Study finds cellular exosomes could improve the delivery of anticancer dru
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], April 20 (ANI): According to a new study, exosomes, or small bubbles that transport molecules from one cell to another, can be effective vehicles for delivering cancer treatments to tumours.
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Risk of overactive bladder associated with medications for dementia: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Houston [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study by the University Of Houston College Of Pharmacy has evaluated the risk of overactive bladder (OAB) as a side effect of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) drugs taken for dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Overactive bladder, urinary incontinence worsen with age in women: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): Researchers have found that postmenopausal women, aged between 45 to 54 years, are more likely to have overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome and obesity.
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