Patients with Gleason 8-10 prostate tumors have a poor prognosis, according to researchers at the Henri Mondor University Hospital in Créteil, France.

Increasing duration of dialysis is associated with an increased risk of delayed graft function (DGF) following renal transplantation, researchers in Canada have found.

Low dihydrotestosterone (DHT) may be associated with decreased survival in prostate cancer patients, according to researchers in Sweden.

Elevated plasma levels of urotensin II (UTN) predicts a lower risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular causes in CKD patients, Italian researchers conclude.

Obesity by itself is not associated with worse renal transplant outcomes, Australian investigators recently concluded.

Using an assay they developed to detect antibodies to Propionibacterium acnes bacteria, researchers have found a link between these bacteria and development of inflammation-related prostate diseases.

Almost 30% of Taiwanese women aged 60 years and older suffer from urinary incontinence (UI), but most do not visit a doctor for the condition, a study found.

A six-month course of treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is as effective as conventional therapies for treating membranous nephropathy (MN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), according to a pilot study conducted in India.

Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) is a useful and safe treatment alternative for patients with persistent post-transplant secondary hyperparathyroidism, researchers in Argentina report.

Older age and hypertension increase the risk of renal impairment among live kidney donors, according to South Korean researchers.