Posts by: Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

January 27, 2017

Use of Water Jet Shows Promise as Effective, Safe Way to Reduce Enlarged Prostate

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A high-pressure water jet may be an effective and safe option for reducing an enlarged prostate, according to preliminary results of an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial. Use of the jet ... Read more

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017

Bleeding Common After Enlarged-prostate Bipolar TURP Surgery, Study Says

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Bleeding is common between 48 hours and 30 days of bipolar TURP surgery for an enlarged prostate, according to a study in Hong Kong. Enlarged-prostate — or benign prostatic hyperplasia ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

Changes in Sequence of 2 Genes Seen to Influence BPH Development, Prostate Volume

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Changes in the sequence of two genes, EGF and EGFR, may affect the clinical development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by influencing prostate volume and PSA levels, according to new research. The ... Read more

January 11, 2017

Combination Therapy Significantly Improved BPH Symptoms in Men, Study Finds

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A combination therapy composed of a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor and an alpha-blocker provides significant improvements in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a new study. But a high percentage ... Read more

January 9, 2017

Abdominal Obesity May Increase Risk of Developing BPH, Study Shows

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Abdominal obesity and increased levels of leptin (a hormone that sends a signal when the stomach is full after eating) are associated with an increased risk of developing benign prostatic ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Study Deems Laser Resection Technique Safe, Effective for BPH Patients at Risk of Bleeding

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Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who are at high risk of bleeding can be safely and efficiently treated with a laser surgery called two-micrometer (2-μm) continuous laser vaporization, according ... Read more

December 16, 2016

Blood MicroRNAs Can Help Distinguish Between Prostate Cancer and BPH, Study Says

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MicroRNAs present in the blood show promise as potential minimally invasive biomarkers to help doctors distinguish between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), new research suggests. The study, “Different ... Read more

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

Prostate Volume May Predict Patient Outcome After PAE Surgery, Study Finds

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Measures that assess prostate volume in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may be used to predict patient outcome after prostate artery embolization (PAE) surgery, researchers found. The study, “Prostate ... Read more

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

HoLEP Surgery Seen to Ease Urinary Urgency in Certain BPH Patients

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with a history of acute urinary retention may be helped by HoLEP surgery and experience improvement in their urinary urgency, a study reports. The study, “Predictors ... Read more

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

New TUSP Technique Seen to Effectively Treat BPH in Long-Term Study

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Treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using a new approach to a technique called transurethral split of the prostate (TUSP) is safe and effective in the long term, according to a retrospective study ... Read more