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A bladder spasm, also known as detrusor hyperreflexia, is when the bladder muscle squeezes involuntarily without warning. In ...

• conservative treatment, which includes lifestyle changes (such as weight loss) and exercises such as pelvic floor muscle training to improve bladder control; • medications, which calm the bladder ...

Whether you’re a tried-and-true side sleeper, always end up lying on your back or change it up throughout the night, your sleep position plays a role in the quality of your Zzz’s. But surprisingly, it ...

Globally, bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in men and the disease kills about 200,000 people every year, many of whom die from advanced disease that has spread beyond the bladder.

There’s nothing that spoils your fun faster than leaving home and having bladder spasms strike immediately after. Racing to the nearest bathroom while worrying about the risk of a potential bladder ...

Waking up multiple times during the night to use the bathroom disrupts sleep quality and affects millions of people worldwide. This condition, medically known as nocturia, can stem from various ...

Graphical comparison of bladder augmentation surgery using either ileum (top) or a cell-seeded, biodegradable scaffold (bottom). MSCs and HSPCs represent different types of stem cells found in the ...

The main cause of bladder cancer is smoking. Some other risk factors for developing the disease include a person’s age and exposure to certain chemicals. In 2019, an estimated 712,644 people were ...

Drinking water tainted with arsenic and extracted from private wells, especially dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the high rates of bladder ...

(CNN) — A new combination of cancer medications appears to extend overall survival in patients with advanced bladder cancer more than the chemotherapies currently used as the standard of care. (CNN) — ...