Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Kidney Diseases

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Urine test could halve post-op scans for kidney cancer

A simple urine test could accurately show the recurrence of kidney cancer at an early stage, potentially sparing patients invasive scans and enabling faster access to treatment, new research has shown.

Lifetime body weight patterns may affect kidney cancer risk

Excess weight in midlife is a known risk factor for kidney cancer, but new research indicates that weight patterns throughout life may also affect an individual's likelihood of developing this malignancy. The findings are ...

Experts bust 5 myths about living kidney donation

More than 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney in the U.S. Unfortunately, less than a third of those waiting for a kidney transplant can expect to get one this year. This comes as rates of chronic kidney disease, ...

Prototype device uses ultrasound to break up kidney stones

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the Research Institute for Molecular Imaging Technologies (I3M), has developed, together with the NITIUV ...

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