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, ...

Kathy Boehm shows where the charger is placed to recharge her implant. The charger can be in a belt or tucked inside her pants. Dr. Tarek Garas Dr. Lindsey Hahn Locating the nearest bathroom when she ...

Boston Scientific is buying up privately owned medtech Valencia Technologies for its implantable device aimed at helping ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

As many as 30 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the U.S. live with symptoms of an overactive bladder. The often embarrassing condition can cause a sudden urge to urinate. It can interfere with ...

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 ...

The human body’s nervous system is complex. Consisting of the brain, spinal cord and sensory organs, the nervous system acts as the communicator of the body, receiving information, deciding what ...