Men aged 60 years or older who have elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa), according to Japanese investigators. They also are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive PCa. …

Doses of saw palmetto extract up to three times the standard did not reduce lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed. …

Effects of a particularly devastating human kidney disease may be blunted by making a certain cellular protein receptor much less receptive, according to new research by scientists from North Carolina State University.…

Finding the proper balance in calcium intake, particularly for black men, could be pivotal in reducing the risk of prostate cancer, a Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center study found. …

Prostate cancer survivors and their partners experience improved sexual satisfaction and function after couples counseling, according to research at The University of Texas MD AndersonCancer Center. …

Men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and that is resistant tohormone therapy suffer less from fatigue if they are treated with a combination of abiraterone acetate and prednisone.…

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered howa novel type of antibody works against pneumococcal bacteria. The findings appear in the journal of American Society for Microbiology.…