About this Research Topic
Featuring remarkable heterogeneity in terms of epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, available preventive measures, curative interventions, and therapeutic effectiveness, urological disorders comprise a highly complex gamut of conditions affecting the male and female urinary tract and male reproductive system. In the contemporary medical practice, this diverse portfolio of diseases imposes immense clinical, humanistic, and economic burden on both individual and societal levels, thus underscoring the importance of innovative and rigorous research endeavors aiming to solidify and broaden the knowledge base in this field.
The burgeoning prevalence of urological clinical entities coupled with the versatility of their morbidity and mortality determinants calls for a multidisciplinary scientific approach integrating evidence and insights from interlinked and symbiotic disciplines. Given the profound impact of nutrition in shaping health and disease trajectories across the lifespan, nutrition research, built on foundations of biomedical and behavioral sciences, has paramount significance in understanding the perplexing crosstalk between dietary factors and the development, progression, and management of various pathologies, including genitourinary. Furthermore, there is a need to collect, assess, synthesize, and communicate evidence on shifting healthcare paradigms as conventional alimentative and pharmaceutical domains, traditionally separate silos, are brought closer together to create novel opportunities, inspire advancement, and guide trends in urology.
This Special Issue will compile high-quality research from fundamental and translational perspectives, clinical trials, as well as in-depth reviews, aiming to provide a resource platform for scientists, academicians, and practitioners to promote, share, discuss and navigate current knowledge, future perspectives, and areas of change, challenge, and controversy on the confluence of nutrition and urology research and practice. Research Topic aspires to cover broad range of relevant themes including but not limited to:
-Nutritional prevention and management of urolithiasis
-Nutritional aspects of chemoprevention for urological cancers
-Nutritional status and clinical outcomes in urological patients
-Dietary strategies in survivorship and palliative care in uro-oncology
-The role of nutraceuticals in the contemporary urological practice
-Impact of nutrients and dietary factors on molecular aspects related to sperm quality
-Diet as a modifiable determinant of male reproductive potential
The burgeoning prevalence of urological clinical entities coupled with the versatility of their morbidity and mortality determinants calls for a multidisciplinary scientific approach integrating evidence and insights from interlinked and symbiotic disciplines. Given the profound impact of nutrition in shaping health and disease trajectories across the lifespan, nutrition research, built on foundations of biomedical and behavioral sciences, has paramount significance in understanding the perplexing crosstalk between dietary factors and the development, progression, and management of various pathologies, including genitourinary. Furthermore, there is a need to collect, assess, synthesize, and communicate evidence on shifting healthcare paradigms as conventional alimentative and pharmaceutical domains, traditionally separate silos, are brought closer together to create novel opportunities, inspire advancement, and guide trends in urology.
This Special Issue will compile high-quality research from fundamental and translational perspectives, clinical trials, as well as in-depth reviews, aiming to provide a resource platform for scientists, academicians, and practitioners to promote, share, discuss and navigate current knowledge, future perspectives, and areas of change, challenge, and controversy on the confluence of nutrition and urology research and practice. Research Topic aspires to cover broad range of relevant themes including but not limited to:
-Nutritional prevention and management of urolithiasis
-Nutritional aspects of chemoprevention for urological cancers
-Nutritional status and clinical outcomes in urological patients
-Dietary strategies in survivorship and palliative care in uro-oncology
-The role of nutraceuticals in the contemporary urological practice
-Impact of nutrients and dietary factors on molecular aspects related to sperm quality
-Diet as a modifiable determinant of male reproductive potential
Keywords: urology, urooncology, urogenital cancers, nutrition assessment, urolithiasis, benign prostate hyperplasia, lower urinary tract symptoms, diet, supplementation, nutraceuticals
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