Study demonstrates superior biocompatibility and mechanical performance of the Plielle™ urethral support system. For ...

Bladder control problems affect an estimated 43 million – or one in six – U.S. adults. Of those, nearly 16 million people have urge urinary incontinence, a common symptom of overactive bladder (OAB) ...

A newly developed soft, flexible, battery-free implant attaches to the bladder wall and senses the organ filling with urine, according to researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago. Photo by ...

For people facing aggressive bladder cancer that no longer responds to standard treatment, options have often been grim—either undergo life-changing surgery to remove the bladder or try less effective ...

Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it until you get home? A new implant and associated smartphone app may someday remove the guess work from the equation. Northwestern University ...

If bladder nerves are damaged from surgery or from a disease, then a patient often loses sensation and is unaware that their bladder is full. Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it ...

A 41-year-old nurse from Severance shopping for a solution to her overactive bladder symptoms found a way to regain full control thanks to an innovative procedure. Sarah Avrech said goodbye to a life ...

April 3, 2006 — Investigators successfully grew and implanted tissue-engineered autologous bladders into 7 patients needing cystoplasty, according to a report in the April 4 issue of The Lancet.

It's hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they'll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now. There might soon be ...

The soft, stretchable sensor is the elongated section near the tip of the tweezers. The green box is the implantable "base station," which holds electrical components to power the device and ...