The aortic valve, influenced by factors such as endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid metabolism disorders, calcium deposition, and extracellular matrix remodeling, undergoes ...

The concave zone of papillary calculi can contain a range of calcified lesions, from little HAP residues to typical well-developed HAP plaques, also known as Randall's plaques. The morphology of ...

Jan. 15, 2025 – Prostate cancer is quite common – over 60% of those diagnosed are men over the age of 65 – but it’s not a high priority for cancer researchers. One big reason ...

From the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (L.A.P., L.F.G., M.L.) Laboratório de Biologia Vascular, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital ...

Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone therapy could be treated using a new drug that is currently in clinical trials for ovarian and bile duct cancer, according to research ...

Over the past 14 years, clinicians have seen rapid growth in their therapeutic armamentarium to treat advanced prostate cancer. They can now choose among 4 novel second-generation hormone ...

The signs and symptoms of prostate cancer may include frequent urination, urgency, or a need to urinate during the night. Men may also notice that they have difficulty starting to urinate, as well as ...

The number of prostate cancers diagnosed each year declined sharply from 2007 to 2014, coinciding with fewer men being screened because of changes in screening recommendations. Since 2014, however, ...

A relative survival rate compares people with the same type and stage of cancer to people in the overall population. For example, if the 5-year relative survival rate for a specific stage of prostate ...

Inflammation occurs in all forms of this disorder and is proposed to predispose to the development of prostate cancer (PC). There are reports that phage therapy is effective in chronic bacterial ...