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> HOT DAMN !!!!!! > > GIMME ME ONE > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Throne > To: tmic-list@eskimo.com > Sent: 2/16/2007 7:53:55 PM > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [TMIC] FYI > > > I found this in the MSN Health & fitness Web page: > > Health News > 'Smart Bladder' Technology Could Help Paralyzed > > > > Stimulating spinal cord can restore natural urination, animal study shows > -- Robert Preidt > > FRIDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Duke University researchers say > they've moved a step closer in their efforts to develop a "smart bladder > pacemaker" that could restore bladder control in people with spinal cord > injury or neurological diseases. > The latest finding of the project, which started in 2004, shows that > electrical stimulation of the pelvic nerve in the spinal cord can control > the contraction and relaxation of muscles involved in bladder control. > In tests on cats, the researchers found that high frequency electrical > pulses directed at the pelvic nerve helped empty the bladder, while low > frequency pulses increased bladder capacity and improved continence. > This method of manipulating the nervous system is a more flexible way of > controlling urinary function than direct bladder stimulation, said Warren > Grill of Duke's Pratt School of Engineering. > "Stimulating the bladder directly can cause it only to contract, not to > keep it from contracting. We stimulate the sensory inputs in the spinal > cord to orchestrate either the inhibition or activation of urination," > Grill said in a prepared statement. > "This illustrates an important principle: We can use the 'smarts' of the > nervous system to orchestrate control of complex functions," he said. > It may be possible to use a similar approach to stimulate spinal reflexes > that control movement to help people who are paralyzed, Grill said. > The research is expected to be presented Friday at the American > Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San > Francisco. > More information > The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases > explains how nerve damage/diseases affect bladder control. > content by: > > SOURCE: Duke University, news release, Feb. 16, 2007 > > > > > > > > > > Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your brain. PLAY now for > FREE.
