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Communication between body muscle and pituitary gland may play unexpected role in female fertility

A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.

6 Feb 2025

Cervical cancer during pregnancy linked to higher maternal health risks

A new research paper was published in Oncoscience's Volume 12 on January 20, 2025, titled "Maternal, delivery and neonatal outcomes in women with cervical cancer. A study of a population database."

6 Feb 2025

New European scheme sets quality standards for breast cancer care

The first official version of the European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services is now available on the European Commission web hub.

5 Feb 2025

How olive oil bioactives regulate genes linked to insulin resistance

Olive oil bioactives, including MUFAs, polyphenols, and triterpenoids, modulate gene expression linked to insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and beta-cell function, offering potential benefits for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus prevention and management.

5 Feb 2025

Earth is heating beyond human limits, scientists warn of deadly thresholds

As global temperatures rise, more regions are experiencing heat levels that exceed the human body's ability to cool itself. Scientists reveal how record-breaking heat waves are pushing past survival thresholds, making urgent climate action and adaptation critical.

5 Feb 2025

Study suggests a possible link between trauma and endometriosis

The study is an international collaboration based on previous research that has suggested a possible connection between trauma and endometriosis.

5 Feb 2025

Women speak more than men during early and middle adulthood

The stereotype that women are much more talkative than men is pervasive across many cultures, but a widely reported study by University of Arizona researchers in 2007 refuted the claim, finding that men and women speak roughly the same number of words per day – around 16,000.

5 Feb 2025

Trump’s already gone back on his promise to leave abortion to states

Abortion foes worried before his election that President Donald Trump had moved on, now that Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion policy, as he said on the campaign trail, "has been returned to the states."

5 Feb 2025

How exercise resets your body clock and improves sleep patterns

Exercise improves sleep quality and helps treat sleep disorders by regulating circadian rhythms, reducing stress, and enhancing physiological functions like melatonin production and autonomic balance.

4 Feb 2025

Existing preeclampsia risk models show deteriorating performance over time

The existing prediction models for severe complications of preeclampsia are most accurate only in the two days after hospital admission, with deteriorating performance over time, according to a new study published February 4th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Henk Groen of University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and colleagues.

4 Feb 2025

Late menopause linked to better vascular health in women

Women who go through menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels for years to come than those who go through it earlier, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

4 Feb 2025

Maternal stress may leave epigenetic marks on certain placental genes

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development from very early stages, as stated in a paper published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology.

4 Feb 2025

Dartmouth study links missing birth support to higher stress levels

Most animals, including other primates, give birth alone, but humans require assistance during childbirth due to the physiological complexities of the process.

3 Feb 2025

Red vs. white wine: New study finds little difference in overall cancer risk

Research finds no overall difference in cancer risk between red and white wine, but white wine is linked to higher cancer risk in women and increased skin cancer risk.

3 Feb 2025

Study uncovers two inhibitors to halt metaplastic breast cancer progression

A national study seeking more effective treatment for deadly metaplastic breast cancer has identified two inhibitor drugs with the potential to interrupt disease progression.

3 Feb 2025

Alzheimer’s disease may leave early signs in the gut, study finds

Scientists used high-resolution 3D X-ray imaging to uncover major structural and immune changes in the gut of Alzheimer's disease models, suggesting a potential early biomarker.

3 Feb 2025

Early pregnancy vitamin D deficiency increases risk of preterm birth

Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences.

3 Feb 2025

Study finds increased risk of cardiovascular disease for mothers of twins

The risk of being admitted to the hospital with heart disease is twice as high the year after birth for mothers of twins compared to singleton births, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

3 Feb 2025

Could the contraceptive pill reduce risk of ovarian cancer?

It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

From University of South Australia 3 Feb 2025

South Africa takes bold steps to combat cervical cancer

Although cervical cancer is now a vaccine-preventable disease, 1 woman dies every 2 minutes globally of cervical cancer. Women in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.

3 Feb 2025