A team of researchers from Lerner Research Institute has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct the first-ever comprehensive analysis of the human bladder and ureter throughout the lifespan.
‘A Fitbit for the Bladder’: UroMonitor Takes Monitoring Out of the Clinic
A Cleveland Clinic biomedical engineer and urologist partner to improve urodynamic testing by taking the monitoring out of the clinic, and the catheter out of the monitoring.
Bladder Sensor for Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
This ‘fitness tracker for the bladder,’ now in preclinical testing, has the potential to eliminate the need for urodynamics and the discomfort and inconvenience it entails.
Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation for Postpartum Incontinence
Researchers study how electrical stimulation can help regenerate the pudendal nerve to treat postpartum incontinence in the optimal period for intervention — soon after childbirth.
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Botolinum Toxin Comparable to Neuromodulation for Refractory Urinary Incontinence
Both Botox and Interstim are good treatment options for patients with refractory UI, concludes a first-of-its-kind, multicenter clinical trial. The difference? It’s in the eye of the beholder.
Simultaneous Neural Electrical Stimulation and fMRI: The Next Frontier in Neuro Therapy?
Neural implants will soon play a role in treating various neurologic diseases, thanks to expert use of fMRI during electrode placement. Here’s how the technique is being applied for epilepsy, movement disorders and more.
Calculating the Risk of Stress Urinary Incontinence After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Cleveland Clinic’s new risk calculator is more accurate than presurgical stress testing and expert predictions for de novo incontinence after pelvic organ prolapse surgery.