Posts by: Kara Elam

Kara Elam

Kara Elam is currently working on her Doctorate in Health Policy. She holds Master Degrees in both epidemiology and microbiology. Her research interests include emerging viral diseases, the intersection of human rights and intellectual property rights, and ending violence against women.

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016

Relationship Found Between Metabolic Syndrome, Predictors for Clinical BPH Progression

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A team of multidisciplinary researchers at Capital Medical University in Beijing, China, found that metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly associated with the clinical predictors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) progression and the ... Read more

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016

High-Risk BPH Patients May be Treated Safely with Prostatic Artery Embolization

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A team of international, multidisciplinary researchers this week revealed in a study that prostatic artery embolization (PAE) may be safe and effective treatment for high risk patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) ... Read more

June 27, 2016

BPH Research Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency May Be a Disease Biomarker

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Researchers from Wuhan University in China recently published findings that suggest deficient levels of vitamin D in a patient’s blood could be a clinical biomarker of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). ... Read more

February 16, 2016February 16, 2016

BPH-associated Nocturia Symptoms May Be Eased by Japanese Medicinal Plant Extract

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A multidisciplinary team led by investigators from the Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan, investigated the efficacy and tolerability of Gosha-jinki-gan, a traditional Japanese medicinal plant, in patients with nocturia ... Read more

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016

In BPH Animal Model, Flaxseed May Have Protective Effect on Prostate Epithelium

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A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by investigators from the Extracellular Biomorphology Biomedic Institute, Federal Fluminense University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently released a study in which they investigated the ... Read more

January 20, 2016January 21, 2016

Combination Procedure for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Shows Early Promise

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Researchers from the Department of Urology at Air Force General Hospital in Beijing, China, recently published results from a trial in which the safety and efficacy of two-micron laser vaporesection combined ... Read more

November 2, 2015November 4, 2015

BPH Inflammation and Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors Reviewed

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University researchers at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently released findings from a review study in which they investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of the most common ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

BPH Study Finds Telomerase May Be Key Player in Disease Pathology

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Researchers at the University of York (UY), U.K., found that telomerase, the enzyme that protects genes from becoming deleted during replication, may play a significant role in the pathology of benign ... Read more