Neurogenic bladder is a loss of control of the bladder caused by nerve damage. The underlying cause of the nerve damage can be any of a variety of conditions, including spinal injury, diabetes, pelvic ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined by the frequent, urgent need to urinate. It may also be accompanied by leakage. While OAB can significantly affect your quality of life and should be treated ...

An experimental drug that blocks abnormal neural communication after spinal cord injury could one day be the key to improving quality of life by improving bladder function, new research suggests. An ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Clinic said it recently became the first hospital to use a new wireless, catheter-free device for monitoring bladder function called the Glean Urodynamics System. This ...

According to researcher Anne Robertson, the bladder is not considered a particularly glamorous organ, despite hosting many of the same physiological elements and processes as the heart. Luckily for ...

An invasive and costly test commonly done in women before surgery for stress urinary incontinence may not be necessary, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study ...

Women may be able to skip a routine bladder function test before urinary incontinence surgery. A new study shows that outcomes were similar whether patients had the test or just a check-up before the ...

If you have diabetes, one of the common problems is either frequent urination or the feeling that you always have to go to the bathroom. It’s so common for diabetics that this symptom is an indication ...

A research team at the University of Pittsburgh, led by Dr. Anne Robertson and PhD candidate Fatemeh Azari, discovered that the bladder does not simply inflate like a balloon when it fills. Instead, ...

(BPT) - More than 37 million adults in the United States suffer from overactive bladder, and nearly 18 million have bowel incontinence. Many of these people face a common dilemma: after months and ...