conference reports
New safety analyses of mirabegron presented in Milan meeting
Friday, 22 March 2013- Results from the integrated summary of safety analyses on mirabegron from four clinical trials were presented at a symposium held during the 28th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in...
Posted by: JV
Efficacy and tolerability of mirabegron in OAB patients – results from a European/Australian Phase III trial
Friday, 1 April 2011- V. Khullar and colleagues conducted a study on the efficacy and tolerability of mirabegron in overactive bladder patients, and presented the results of the European-Australian phase 3 trial during the...
Edited by: JV
Measuring barriers among patients with urinary incontinence
Thursday, 4 November 2010- A study on measuring the obstacles or conditions that prevent patients from seeking medical treatment for urinary incontinence picked up a best abstract prize from Karl Storz at the recent 10th...
Edited by: Joel Vega
Potential gene biomarkers for OAB identified
Friday, 3 September 2010- An analysis of gene-expression patterns in women with overactive bladder (OAB) may point the way to possible new biomarkers for the condition.
At the 2010 joint meeting of the International Continence...
Edited by: ES
Impact of phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoenzymes in the control of the human detrusor
Wednesday, 28 October 2009- There are hints from basic research studies indicating a significance of cyclic GMP (cGMP)-mediated mechanisms in the control of human detrusor smooth muscle. Thus, recently, the use of PDE5 inhibitors...
Edited by: Joel Vega
9th Central European Meeting: Key messages on Male Incontinence Session
Saturday, 24 October 2009- Issues on male incontinence including diagnosis, the various treatment options, managing of complications and future prospects on promising therapies were amongst the topics covered in the second...
By Joel Vega
Using TOT in women: analysis of failures after surgery
Tuesday, 29 September 2009- A group of researchers from Poland examined the efficacy of different types of trans obturator tape (TOT) in the treatment of the stress urinary incontinence in women and attempted an analysis of the...
Edited by: JV
Japanese study links nocturia with higher mortality risk
Tuesday, 5 May 2009- For patients suffering from nocturia, the need to urinate at least twice during the night may have a significantly increased risk for mortality.
Researchers from Japan presented a study at the 104th Annual...
Edited by: JV
Origin and modulation of spontaneous activity in the bladder trigone
Wednesday, 22 April 2007- The trigone provides a fixed, but controlled base to the bladder during filling, and relaxes just before emptying. Unlike dome and urethra, the trigone has a dual cholinergic and adrenergic innervation....
Edited by: JV
Botulinum toxin shows a notable capacity to reduce the prostate volume
Thursday, 9 April 2009 - Botulinum neurotoxin subtype A (BoNT-A) is the most powerful biological toxin known to man. Prof. Francisco Cruz, et al. reported on the notable capacity of BoNT-A to reduce the prostate volume. Such...
Edited by: FGR
