NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Implantable stimulators that provide continuous electrical stimulation to the nerves in and around the bladder can benefit carefully selected patients with ...

The future of bioelectronic medicine is looking a little brighter thanks to an LED implant which uses light to control nerve cells in the bladder. A new device which uses light to control nerve cells, ...

LAS VEGAS -- Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women improved rapidly and significantly following a single treatment with transvaginal radiofrequency (RF) nerve ablation, a small prospective study ...

A new soft, wireless implant may someday help people who suffer from overactive bladder get through the day with fewer bathroom breaks. The implant harnesses a technique for controlling cells with ...

Urinary and bowel disorders, manifesting as symptoms like frequent urination or difficulty in bowel movements, can greatly impact one’s quality of life, even though they are not outwardly visible.

West Tennessee Healthcare is pleased to announce a new treatment option for people living with urge urinary incontinence (UUI ...

It's a problem nobody wants to talk about, suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. But a pacemaker for the bladder may be the ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that stimulating a specific nerve in the pelvis triggers the process that ...

Needing a wheelchair isn’t always the biggest complaint of people left paralyzed by spinal cord injury — it’s also the loss of bladder control. On Monday, Michigan doctors began a unique experiment to ...