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Increased Hyaluronan Acid Binding Ability of Spermatozoa Indicating a Better Maturity, Morphology, and Higher DNA Integrity After Micronutrient Supplementation

Measuring the hyaluronan-binding ability of spermatozoa is useful in predicting the ability of spermatozoa to fertilise oocytes during in vitro…

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Health And Wellbeing Impact And Treatment of Nocturia – A Review of The Literature

Nocturia is a prevalent and highly bothersome lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) affecting men and women of all ages. In waking to void there is…

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Prostate Cancer: A State of The Heart

This symposium was focused on reviewing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer, highlighting the implications of this therapy in clinical…

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Glycosaminoglycan-Replenishment Therapy: Rationale For Use and Current Evidence

The glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer of the bladder represents a mucous layer on the surface of the urothelium. Acting as an antibacterial defence mechanism…

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Innovative Approaches in Urological Cancers

With approximately 150,000 new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed each year, and two-thirds of these being non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)…

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The Many Faces Of mCRPC- Assessing Patient Profiles and Tailoring Treatment in a Changing Landscape

Prof Fred Saad began his presentation by introducing the audience to the different prostate cancer disease states. These range from patients with…

Acute Liver Failure: Pathophysiologic Basis, and The Current and Emerging Therapies

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a devastating condition that occurs in patients who previously had a normal liver. Although the outcome of patients with ALF…

Acute Liver Failure: A Dangerous and Challenging Syndrome

Despite progress in understanding the underlying mechanisms, acute liver failure (ALF) is still one of the major clinical challenges in hepatology.

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New Way to Treat HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have reported a discovery that they hope will lead to the development of a powerful new way of…

Liver Transplantation For Alcoholic Liver Disease – Time for a Paradigm Shift?

Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is controversially discussed. Although overall survival after liver transplantation is similar to…