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The UK's growing burden of long-COVID

Long COVID symptoms are more common in females and White identifying individuals between the ages of 35-49 years, as well as the disabled.

15 Dec 2022

Researchers discover how certain breast cancers persist after chemo and do not respond to immunotherapies

Thanks to advances in cancer therapies, most forms of breast cancer are highly treatable, especially when caught early.

15 Dec 2022

New clue may explain why women are at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists at Scripps Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a clue to the molecular cause of Alzheimer's - a clue that may also explain why women are at greater risk for the disease.

15 Dec 2022

Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages not linked to woman's risk of urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence affects nearly 20% of women aged older than 50 years. Many factors can influence a woman's risk of urinary incontinence.

15 Dec 2022

Poor geographic accessibility associated with lower number of women getting breast cancer screening

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society shows travel time to the nearest mammography facility is long for a considerable proportion of women in the United States, particularly affecting more than 50% of women in rural areas in 28 states.

14 Dec 2022

Correlating circulating adipokine levels with COVID-19 severity

Researchers determine whether plasma adipokine levels were associated with COVID-19-related systemic inflammation and severity.

14 Dec 2022

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

A new study posted to the preprint server medRxiv* discusses chronic disability due to long COVID in the United States.

14 Dec 2022

Subcutaneous fat protects against brain inflammation in females

Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report.

14 Dec 2022

Study seeks to look for a better treatment for endometriosis

Up to 15% of women of reproductive age in the United States suffer from endometriosis, a condition characterized by pelvic pain, menstrual cramps and infertility.

14 Dec 2022

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers presented a transcriptome-wide assessment of blood gene expression changes that occur in acute COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and are associated with PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID-19), commonly known as long-COVID.

13 Dec 2022

Health care providers may miss depression symptoms in Black women, study finds

Black women with symptoms of depression more often report sleep disturbances, self-criticism, and irritability than stereotypical symptoms such as depressed mood, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing.

13 Dec 2022

Caffeinated coffee consumption linked to lower risk of T2D among women with history of gestational diabetes

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is projected to continue rising and one in three Singaporeans currently has a risk of developing diabetes in their lifetime. Several early-life cardiometabolic complications make identifying high-risk populations and application of diabetes preventive strategies paramount.

13 Dec 2022

Specific bacteria in the bladder may indicate who is more prone to recurrent UTIs

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have identified specific bacteria in the bladder that may indicate which postmenopausal women are more susceptible to recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they found that estrogen may play a role in reducing that susceptibility.

13 Dec 2022

Study discovers link between a lesser-known hormone and lipid levels in midlife women

Step aside estrogen. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a predictor of blood lipid - or cholesterol - status for midlife women that may be key to understanding how hormone replacement therapy contributes to heart health.

12 Dec 2022

Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in immune naïve children and adults

Researchers compare the contribution of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain in vaccinated and naturally infected adults and children.

12 Dec 2022

Severe COVID-19 causes aging-like changes in the human brain

Severe COVID-19 triggers aging-like changes in the brain's frontal cortex region that results in cognitive deficits.

11 Dec 2022

Discovery of biomarkers lays the groundwork for predicting preeclampsia

A discovery by Stanford School of Medicine researchers of biomarkers in the blood and urine of women with a dangerous complication of pregnancy could lead to a low-cost test to predict the condition.

9 Dec 2022

Study may allow patients with multiple breast lesions to consider breast-conserving therapy as treatment option

Patients with multiple tumors in the same breast who underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy had local recurrence rates comparable to those historically observed in patients with a single tumor, according to results from the ACOSOG Z11102 (Alliance) prospective phase II clinical trial, which were presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

9 Dec 2022

Addition of capivasertib to fulvestrant doubles progression-free survival in HR-positive breast cancer patients

In patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative tumors resistant to aromatase inhibitors, addition of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib to fulvestrant (Faslodex) doubled the median progression-free survival compared with placebo plus fulvestrant in the phase III CAPItello-291 clinical trial, according to results presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

9 Dec 2022

POLAR gene profile predicts which patients may and may not benefit from radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery

Patients with invasive breast cancer who had low scores on an investigational gene molecular signature had similar rates of local recurrence whether or not they received adjuvant radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to results of a meta-analysis presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

9 Dec 2022

Women's Health News

The UK's growing burden of long-COVID

Researchers discover how certain breast cancers persist after chemo and do not respond to immunotherapies

New clue may explain why women are at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages not linked to woman's risk of urinary incontinence

Poor geographic accessibility associated with lower number of women getting breast cancer screening

Correlating circulating adipokine levels with COVID-19 severity

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

Subcutaneous fat protects against brain inflammation in females

Study seeks to look for a better treatment for endometriosis

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

Health care providers may miss depression symptoms in Black women, study finds

Caffeinated coffee consumption linked to lower risk of T2D among women with history of gestational diabetes

Specific bacteria in the bladder may indicate who is more prone to recurrent UTIs

Study discovers link between a lesser-known hormone and lipid levels in midlife women

Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in immune naïve children and adults

Severe COVID-19 causes aging-like changes in the human brain

Discovery of biomarkers lays the groundwork for predicting preeclampsia

Study may allow patients with multiple breast lesions to consider breast-conserving therapy as treatment option

Addition of capivasertib to fulvestrant doubles progression-free survival in HR-positive breast cancer patients

POLAR gene profile predicts which patients may and may not benefit from radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery

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