http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. ConservoCare, LLC, a spinoff of research at Case Western Reserve University, has obtained license options through the university's Technology Transfer Office to develop a medical device for bladder control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cwru-spinoff-conservocare-options-medical.html Other Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:28:29 EST news282569302 If you have an overactive bladder or incontinence, help could be on the way. A new research report published online in the FASEB Journal, shows that the epithelium, a thin layer of cells which line the surface of the bladder, is able to sense how full the bladder is through the action of a family of proteins called integrins. As the bladder becomes full, the cells in the epithelium stretch and become thinner, which activates the integrins to send that information to nerves and other cells in the bladder. As a result of this new knowledge, researchers may one day be able to design drugs that target this mechanism to treat conditions like incontinence and overactive bladder, both of which are common, serious, problems affecting millions of people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-harvard-scientists-figure.html Medical research Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:21:22 EST news279566477 Western babies are potty trained later these days and need diapers until an average of three years of age. But even infants can be potty trained. A study by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 47 infants and their mothers in Vietnam – where potty training starts at birth and the need for diapers is usually eliminated by nine months of age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-diapers.html Health Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:14:15 EST news278766828 (AP)—Tennessee health officials are once again alerting patients who received tainted steroid shots after finding that some have infections at the injection site that could lead to fungal meningitis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-health-fungal-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:06:44 EST news274032388 While many marathon runners may be preoccupied with shin splints, chafing and blisters come race day, one thing they may not consider is their bladder health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-marathon-runners-incontinence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:24:13 EST news268647828 Sleep apnoea in women has been linked to overactive bladder syndrome in a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-overactive-bladder-linked-apnoea-women.html Sleep apnea Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:49:40 EST news265888173 (Medical Xpress) -- Traditionally considered an older women’s condition, urinary incontinence (UI) affects one in eight healthy young women, causing depression in some, ‎according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-bladder-issue-young-women.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:48:34 EST news261737300