Researchers identified cannabinoid receptors in the bladder as potential therapeutic targets for cystitis. The "peripherally ...

A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers—which affect parts of the body involved in reproduction and excretion—in middle-aged adults, suggests ...

SAN ANTONIO — When evaluating women with pelvic pain, consider the vestibule, says a urologist and sexual medicine specialist who says clinicians should stop ignoring this underappreciated component ...

Interstitial cystitis, also called bladder pain syndrome, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the bladder, which causes recurring discomfort or pain in the bladder region. The continuing bladder ...

Cystitis is the term used to describe inflammation of the bladder. Its roots are in the Greek terms “cyst,” meaning bladder and “itis,” meaning inflammation. This inflammation is usually caused by ...

Stress is associated with exacerbated symptoms in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). To investigate the mechanism of stress implicated on IC/BPS, we investigated ...

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as bladder pain syndrome, is a devastating diagnosis to receive. Between the burning bladder pain, constant bathroom trips, and sleeplessness due to nighttime ...

Older women facing repeated urinary tract infections are running into a biological wall: the E. coli strains behind their ...

The bladder is a mucosal tissue that is particularly vulnerable to recurrent infections, but its immune networks remain poorly defined. Chan et al. now show that mast cells promote an ...

Cystitis: it’s arguably one of the most inconvenient infections you can get and, with it accounting for three million GP visits each year, chances are you know why. From a relentless need to wee to a ...

Cystitis (sis-TIE-tis) is the medical term for inflammation of the bladder. Most of the time, the inflammation is caused by a bacterial infection, and it's called a urinary tract infection (UTI). A ...

Although cystitis per se in the female — either young or old — is an exceedingly rare condition, the triad of symptoms generally interpreted as indicative of cystitis is extremely frequent in ...