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Can Beta-carotene boost cognitive health? Study reveals promising insights

A systematic review explores the potential of β-carotene in enhancing cognitive function, revealing its potential benefits and the importance of dietary interventions for cognitive health.

22 Oct 2023

Anxiety's impact: Young adults face cognitive and cardiovascular challenges

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists investigated the links between anxiety, depression, endothelial function, and cognitive abilities in young adults, revealing that anxiety independently correlated with both poor cognitive performance and impaired endothelial function.

22 Oct 2023

Online educational materials about breast surgery often difficult to access and understand

Women with breast cancer must often make complex decisions about surgery and treatment options during an already stressful time in their lives, and many of these women may turn to the wide variety of materials available online.

20 Oct 2023

DASH diet may help preserve cognitive function in women later in life

Women with diets during middle age designed to lower blood pressure were about 17 percent less likely to report memory loss and other signs of cognitive decline decades later, a new study finds.

20 Oct 2023

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Connections between prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the growth patterns of children's BMI.

20 Oct 2023

New funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research on treatment-resistant ER-positive breast cancer

Researchers are investigating how the most common type of breast cancer resists hormone therapy, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

20 Oct 2023

Linking perinatal events to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-uveitis

Researchers investigate perinatal events associated with the manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the development of JIA-uveitis.

20 Oct 2023

Mediterranean diet intervention may not improve breast cancer prognosis in high-risk patients

Researchers discuss the results of a randomized controlled trial to explore the impact of diet on breast cancer recurrence.

20 Oct 2023

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy linked to higher risk of death decades later

Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes in the decades that followed, according to new analysis of 50 years of data published in The Lancet and led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

19 Oct 2023

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without efforts to address them.

19 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on genetic architecture of postpartum depression

Postpartum depression (PPD), a common subtype of major depressive disorder, is more heritable than other psychiatric conditions, yet the genetics of PPD are understudied compared to these other psychiatric conditions., such as anxiety and bipolar disorder.

19 Oct 2023

Cervical cancer rates increasing in Appalachian Kentucky

While the overall incidence and death rates from cervical cancer have dropped in the U.S., the opposite has been occurring in Appalachian Kentucky – a steady increase. The death rate from cervical cancer in Appalachian Kentucky is now twice that of the national rate.

19 Oct 2023

Study finds strong link between genetic predisposition for blood clots and contraceptive pill use

Women with a high genetic predisposition for blood clots are six times more likely to develop a blood clot during the first two years of using contraceptive pills according to a new study from Uppsala University.

19 Oct 2023

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid crisis had on the hospital's youngest patients.

19 Oct 2023

Women's Health News

Can Beta-carotene boost cognitive health? Study reveals promising insights

Anxiety's impact: Young adults face cognitive and cardiovascular challenges

Online educational materials about breast surgery often difficult to access and understand

DASH diet may help preserve cognitive function in women later in life

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

New funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research on treatment-resistant ER-positive breast cancer

Linking perinatal events to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-uveitis

Mediterranean diet intervention may not improve breast cancer prognosis in high-risk patients

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy linked to higher risk of death decades later

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

Study sheds light on genetic architecture of postpartum depression

Cervical cancer rates increasing in Appalachian Kentucky

Study finds strong link between genetic predisposition for blood clots and contraceptive pill use

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

How does oxidative stress during pregnancy influence the child’s behavior and emotional states?

Study sheds light on how NAD+ levels decline with age in the ovaries, affecting fertility

Study sheds light on why women are more prone to ACL injuries

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large employers, KFF survey finds

Air pollution linked to increased breast cancer risk in women

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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