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Study reveals menstrual cycle’s role in spreading mutant cells in breast tissue

A team of researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute and the University of Cambridge have discovered that a defensive mechanism connected to the menstrual cycle plays a role in spreading mutant cells within mammary tissue.

4 Sep 2024

Breast cancer rises among Asian American and Pacific Islander women

Christina Kashiwada was traveling for work during the summer of 2018 when she noticed a small, itchy lump in her left breast.

4 Sep 2024

How the 'Pink Tax' inflates prices on women's personal care products

Study reveals how gender-based pricing in personal care products, known as the Pink Tax, burdens women financially through strategic marketing tactics, often unrelated to actual production costs.

28 Aug 2024

Review explores the use of medicinal plants against women's diseases in the rural communities of Pakistan

Researchers review the application and utility of traditional medicinal plants in treating gynecological health issues in Pakistan.

21 Aug 2024

Premature menopause rates soar among Indian women

Research highlights the rising prevalence of premature menopause in Indian women, with education level and surgical procedures being major contributing factors.

7 Aug 2024

Menopause myths: Separating fact from fiction

Many women approach menopause with anxiety about the future. You've probably heard your grandmother, mother, or aunts lament about menopause, aka "the change," as a stressful time full of hot flashes, weight gain, and plummeting sex drive.

6 Aug 2024

Menstrual cramps can be more severe and last longer during anovulatory cycles

According to current understanding, menstrual cramps only happen in cycles in which an egg is released, or an ovulatory cycle. But new research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) is challenging this notion.

11 Jul 2024

First-in-class oral drug improves embryo implantation and pregnancy outcomes in IVF

New research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a first-in-class oral, non-hormonal drug in increasing embryo implantation, pregnancy and live birth rates among infertile women who are undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

8 Jul 2024

Are your tampons poisoning you? Study findings 16 metals in widely available tampon brands

The presence of metals in tampons commonly used by menstruating women.

8 Jul 2024

Beyond PMS: A poorly understood disorder means periods of despair for some women

For the most part, Cori Lint was happy. She worked days as a software engineer and nights as a part-time cellist, filling her free hours with inline skating and gardening and long talks with friends.

3 Jul 2024

Effects of time-restricted eating and calorie restriction on sex hormones

The effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) and caloric restriction (CR) on sex hormones.

14 Jun 2024

Does the menstrual cycle affect attention, anticipation, and spatial cognition in female athletes?

Researchers investigate whether cognitive performance fluctuates during the menstrual cycle and its potential impact athletic involvement and skill.

10 Jun 2024

Study links PFAS exposure to increased cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals") with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women.

5 Jun 2024

Cervix-on-a-Chip: A breakthrough model for studying women's health

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) has been identified as one of the many unmet needs in women's health and affects more than 25% of reproductive-aged women.

30 May 2024

Surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy for precise diagnosis of infections

Every year, medical diagnostics are getting better and better thanks to the tremendous development of new methods that enable the precise detection of the many different molecules present in biological fluids during an infection.

29 May 2024

Heavy menstrual bleeding raises heart disease risk in young women

Study found that heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is linked to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in young women, even without irregular menstruation.

28 May 2024

Study reveals privacy risks in female health apps

Apps designed for female health monitoring are exposing users to unnecessary privacy and safety risks through their poor data handling practices, according to new research from UCL and King's College London.

15 May 2024

Menstrual cycle linked to injury risk in female footballers

Football players in England's top-tier WSL were six times more likely to experience a muscle injury in the days leading up to their period compared to when they were on their period, according to new research from UCL, the University of Bath and St. Mary's University.

1 May 2024

Study reveals high prevalence of menstrual migraines in U.S. women

A third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey report migraines during menstruation, and of them, 11.8 million, or 52.5%, were premenopausal.

13 Apr 2024

New review explores the key gender differences in sleep, circadian rhythms and metabolism

A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their metabolism.

12 Apr 2024