L.A. Birder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, and also holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology; W.C. de Groat is a Professor ...

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, ...

The bladder is a pouch-like muscular organ that holds urine from the kidneys until the fluid is eliminated from the body. When the bladder becomes full, nerves in the wall send a signal to the brain ...

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 ...

Bladder problems, long considered a nuisance and a source of embarrassment to millions of Americans, are now being recognized as problems that have serious medical consequences. People with an ...

Liquid biopsies detect tumor DNA in blood or urine samples. Two studies led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describe the potential of liquid biopsies to identify and track ...