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In a nutshell * A new urine test can detect aggressive prostate cancer without requiring an uncomfortable rectal exam, potentially allowing for at-home sample collection * In a study of 266 men, the test identified over 92% of aggressive cancers while potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies by up to 42% * The test looks for 18 specific genes linked to prostate cancer and provides a clear percentage score indicating the likelihood of finding significant cancer =================================================================================== ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer for men living in the United States, according to the American Cancer...

New urine-based test looks at 18 genes and was specifically developed to pick out those cancers that need immediate treatment over the slow-growing type. Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive cancer that needs immediate treatment. The test, called MyProstateScore2.0, or MPS2, looks at 18 different genes linked to high-grade prostate cancer. In multiple tests using urine and tissue samples from men with prostate cancer, it successfully identified...

Even though New York's discretionary "may issue" laws were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2022's Bruen decision, some licensing authorities in the state are still using some awfully subjective criteria to determine whether or not an applicant will receive a concealed carry permit. In Nassau County, for instance, applicants must submit a list of all former and current social media accounts used within the past 3 years, so police can pore over the content for evidence of "good moral character", along with a notarized statement attesting to any minors that live full or part-time with the applicant as...

Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers reported. The study results are significant because until now, the most important marker for kidney disease has been protein (or albumin) in the urine. Up to half of diabetes patients who develop kidney failure never have much protein in their urine. As 90% of patients with diabetes (more than 37 million patients in the U.S.) remain at increased risk despite low levels of albumin...

She’d probably flunk an IQ test, too. A Florida woman tried to pass a court-ordered drug test with a mixture of “soda and tap water,” that she had hidden “inside herself” in a pill bottle, police documents show. Shannon Hunter, 44, of Plant City, was required last week to submit a urine sample to probation officers after pleading guilty to felony drug charges in January, according to documents obtained by The Smoking Gun. Hunter, who had admitted to charges of possessing painkillers without a prescription and theft, apparently tried to dupe the officers and pass the drug test. According to...

The proof is in the pee. A federally funded study has confirmed, not surprisingly, that marijuana use went up in Washington state after its first legal pot stores opened in 2014. In fact, consumption appeared to double, at least in one major city, over three years — a conclusion scientists reached by way of the unglamorous work of analyzing raw sewage. “It’s stinky,” said lead author Dan Burgard, a chemist at the University of Puget Sound. “But we’ve worked with urine, we’ve worked with wastewater, and we’ve worked with port-a-potties. It’s not as bad a port-a-potties.” The research entailed driving...

Hypothetical scenario: A guy and his wife go to see her family for a holiday. It's a mostly cordial day, spent eating, talking about firearms and collectibles and other things of common interests. One thing the guy notices, though, is that his MIL, who isn't a football fan, makes it a point to ask him, "What did you think about the Vikings cutting Randy Moss?" Now this is an innocent question on its face, right? Problem is, this MIL has a habit of asking this same question over and over: "What do you think about..." and then fill in the...

(Greenville SC-AP) Feb. 20, 2004 - A man who has spent years selling urine on the Internet was sent to prison Friday. Kenneth Curtis will spend six months behind bars for his December 2001 conviction for selling urine. Curtis had been out on $30,000 bond as he appealed the state Supreme Court's decision last month to uphold his conviction. It was the same court that ruled a law banning urine sales was legal. Curtis has said he sold the kits because he thinks workplace drug testing is a violation of individual privacy rights. The state's highest court said the public...