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More than half of women may have vulvovaginal symptoms after menopause

After menopause, more than half of women may have vulvovaginal symptoms that have a big impact on their lifestyle, emotions, and sex life. What's more, the symptoms tend to travel with other pelvic troubles, such as prolapse and urinary and bowel problems. But many women aren't getting help, shows a study published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.

9 Dec 2015

Yale study explores link between body fat, weight loss and telomere length in breast cancer survivors

It is well documented that a healthy diet and exercise are key in cancer prevention and management, but the exact mechanism hasn't been clear. Now, Yale Cancer Center researchers have found an explanation in the tiny protective ends of chromosomes called telomeres. The findings will be presented Dec. 11 at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

9 Dec 2015

RTFCCR grant supports ASCOLT study that evaluates effectiveness of Aspirin in colorectal cancer patients

Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research, an international private foundation based in Switzerland, has awarded a US $800,000 grant to be released over two years for the ASCOLT study conducted by Dr John Chia, Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore.

9 Dec 2015

Children born to mothers with PCOS at increased risk of developing autism

Children born to mothers with polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS, are at an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorders, according to a new epidemiological study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The findings, which are published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, support the notion that exposure to sex hormones early in life may be important for the development of autism in both sexes.

8 Dec 2015

Patients suffering from diabetic foot have significantly impaired cognitive function

In a first-time study, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers revealed a new finding in people with diabetes who suffer from "diabetic foot." Patients with this condition also have significantly impaired cognitive function.

8 Dec 2015

Risk of dementia decreasing? An interview with Professor Carol Brayne, University of Cambridge

In this analysis we brought together the few European studies that have looked, within geographical areas, at the prevalence or incidence of dementia in the population aged 65 and over.

7 Dec 2015

Tooth decay can be prevented without the need for traditional 'fill and drill' approach

A University of Sydney study has revealed that tooth decay (dental caries) can be stopped, reversed, and prevented without the need for the traditional 'fill and drill' approach that has dominated dental care for decades.

7 Dec 2015

Infant death risk higher for mothers who gain weight gain between pregnancies

An analysis of pregnancies recorded on the Swedish Medical Birth Register indicates that the risk of a baby dying in its first year of life is greater among mothers who gain weight between their first and second pregnancies compared with women who do not gain weight.

3 Dec 2015

False-positive mammograms may indicate future breast cancer risk

Women who receive a false-positive mammogram result may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer for up to ten years afterwards, report researchers from the US.

3 Dec 2015

Larger portion of Africa at high risk for malaria transmission

A larger portion of Africa is currently at high risk for malaria transmission than previously predicted, according to a new University of Florida mapping study.

1 Dec 2015

Research highlights importance of controlling hospital and nursing home infection

A Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital study found that a small percentage of nursing home patients carrying multi drug-resistant bacteria are admitted to hospitals without showing symptoms caused by the bacteria. The research, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, highlights the importance of hospital and nursing home infection control practices.

1 Dec 2015

Combining two blood sugar tests may improve prediabetes detection, study finds

Using a combination of two blood sugar tests rather than a single test would improve detection of prediabetes in American children and adults, according to a new study by researchers at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.

1 Dec 2015

Combination therapy increases estrogen receptor positive breast cancer risk in African American women

Postmenopausal African American women who use female hormone supplements containing estrogen and progestin ("combination" therapy) are at an increased risk for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.

1 Dec 2015

Specific environmental influences can neutralize effect of genetic variant that increases childhood asthma risk

The effect of a widespread genetic variant that increases the risk for childhood asthma can be neutralized. A new study shows that young infants are particularly responsive to the positive influence of exposure to farm dust.

27 Nov 2015

University of Georgia researchers evaluate potential new strategy to combat drug-resistant diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a model for evaluating a potential new strategy in the fight against drug-resistant diseases.

26 Nov 2015

New drug may show promise against resistant melanomas

A new drug discovered by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute may show promise for treating skin cancers that are resistant or unresponsive to today's leading therapies.

25 Nov 2015

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

In the first prospective study to consider premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a possible sentinel for future risk of hypertension, epidemiologist Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson and colleagues in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Harvard School of Public Health report that women with moderate-to-severe PMS had a 40 percent higher risk of developing high blood pressure over the following 20 years compared to women experiencing few menstrual symptoms.

25 Nov 2015

Complex numeric data on hospital-acquired infections confuses consumers

Patients have difficulty deciphering complex numeric data on healthcare-associated infections used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help consumers choose hospitals, according to a new study published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

24 Nov 2015

Prenatal smoking exposure can potentially affect someone's health for years after birth

New Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research finds that blood taken from children up to the age of five contains molecular evidence about whether their mothers smoked during pregnancy.

23 Nov 2015

UEA research reveals high Ebola risk factors at homes and communities

Looking after people with late-stage Ebola at home puts people at greatest risk of catching it themselves - according to research from the University of East Anglia.

23 Nov 2015

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More than half of women may have vulvovaginal symptoms after menopause

Yale study explores link between body fat, weight loss and telomere length in breast cancer survivors

RTFCCR grant supports ASCOLT study that evaluates effectiveness of Aspirin in colorectal cancer patients

Children born to mothers with PCOS at increased risk of developing autism

Patients suffering from diabetic foot have significantly impaired cognitive function

Risk of dementia decreasing? An interview with Professor Carol Brayne, University of Cambridge

Tooth decay can be prevented without the need for traditional 'fill and drill' approach

Infant death risk higher for mothers who gain weight gain between pregnancies

False-positive mammograms may indicate future breast cancer risk

Larger portion of Africa at high risk for malaria transmission

Research highlights importance of controlling hospital and nursing home infection

Combining two blood sugar tests may improve prediabetes detection, study finds

Combination therapy increases estrogen receptor positive breast cancer risk in African American women

Specific environmental influences can neutralize effect of genetic variant that increases childhood asthma risk

University of Georgia researchers evaluate potential new strategy to combat drug-resistant diseases

New drug may show promise against resistant melanomas

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

Complex numeric data on hospital-acquired infections confuses consumers

Prenatal smoking exposure can potentially affect someone's health for years after birth

UEA research reveals high Ebola risk factors at homes and communities

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