Bladder problems affect millions of people worldwide, significantly decreasing quality of life and often coming with additional medical complications. One of the most common syndromes is called “overactive bladder”, in which, as the name already suggests, patients experience a constant urge to urinate. In a recent story, we already reported how scientists are currently trying […]
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We are very proud that in 2020, the Bernstein-CorTec-Award will be awarded for the first time to to honor outstanding scientific achievements at the University Freiburg. The cooperation between CorTec and the Bernstein Center Freiburg makes it possible to award a prize money of 1000 € to master theses and doctoral theses in the interdisciplinary
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Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is a chronic bladder health issue that strongly affects everyday life of millions of people worldwide. Patients chronically feel pain and pressure in the bladder area and an increasing urge to urinate. The causes for the condition are still unclear and treatment attempts often remain unsatisfactory.
Neuromodulation: now also a promising candidate for alleviating painful bladders Read More »
Basic research in animal models form an essential milestone on the pathway towards innovative medical treatments. For good reasons, clinical testing in human subjects can only start when the approach has been sufficiently tested and validated in preclinical experiments. Yet, translating a treatment idea from one species to another comes with challenges. Frequent obstacles range
User Story: Of rats, pig and people Read More »
Before we – like the rest of the world – were surprised by COVID-19 and those of us not working in our cleanroom disappeared into home office, we did a photo shoot in our offices. The goal behind it: to give a very special insight into our work. You can see the usual stock material
Like the rest of the world, we at CorTec are currently under the strong influence of COVID-19, and in the last few weeks we have taken several measures to maintain our operations. In all measures taken, the health of our employees is of utmost importance. We therefore follow the guidelines of WHO and national authorities
Office Update: How CorTec operates during COVID-19 Read More »
– a possible alternative to surgically implanted surface electrodes? Wouldn’t it be great if we could reliably measure our brain’s activities without the need to open the skull? An Australian team is exploring this possibility by adapting a technology from cardiology: A stent, inserted through a catheter into a cerebral blood vessel in the brain.
Minimally invasive endovascular electrodes Read More »
After almost ten years with the company, Dr. Christina Schwartz has been facing new tasks outside of CorTec since May 1, 2020. Her successors are Carolina Remke in Marketing and Patrick Daubinger in Sales.
New Heads at CorTec Read More »
Functional electrical stimulation of motor nerves or muscles has been used for decades to restore movements in paralyzed patients who suffered a spinal cord injury, for example. The idea is based on the seminal findings by Luigi Galvani in the 18th century. He could induce movements in frog legs when exposing them to electric voltages
One single nerve – many different movements! Read More »
Is neurotechnology the solution? We live in difficult times for our health. Not only the emergence of new diseases has just made this very clear to us. Also many known diseases cannot be treated sufficiently. In addition, the ageing of society poses new challenges to healthcare, while the development of new pharmaceuticals is stagnating. Solutions
Innovative neurotherapies urgently needed – Read More »
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