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Researchers reveal a possible biological mechanism connecting breast cancer and type 2 diabetes

Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes would seem to be distinctly different diseases, with commonality only in their commonality.

30 May 2022

Researchers investigate gestational diabetes mellitus and its association with maternal and fetal outcomes

Researchers quantify the outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes.

30 May 2022

Women feel more frustrated by the gendered expectations at work than men

Women feel more frustrated than men by the gendered expectations placed on them at work, even when those expectations appear to signal women's virtues and are seen as important for workplace advancement, according to new Cornell University research.

27 May 2022

Women who have twins are not exceptionally fertile, study says

Are women who have twins more fertile? According to a detailed analysis of more than 100,000 births to women born between 1700 and 1899, published on 24 May 2022 in Nature Communications, involving a CNRS researcher, the answer is no.

27 May 2022

Complete Anatomy: Aiming for Education Equality with the World’s Most Advanced Full Female Anatomy Model

In this interview, News Medical speak to Irene Walsh, the director of Product, Design & Content, and 3D4Medical at Elsevier, and Professor Claire Smith, Head of Anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, about the real-world applications of the Complete Anatomy female model, the most advanced full female anatomy model in the world.

27 May 2022

Why gyms have a higher risk of COVID

Researchers discuss the marked change in aerosol emission over a range of physical exercises.

26 May 2022

Egg freezing technology empowers women with improved reproductive autonomy, study shows

The largest U.S. report of elective fertility preservation outcomes to date found that 70 percent of women who froze eggs when they were younger than 38—and thawed at least 20 eggs at a later date—had a baby.

26 May 2022

Study shows glomerulonephritis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination likely coincidental

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers assessed whether messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines increase the incidence of glomerulonephritis against the null hypothesis stating any observed temporal association between the two phenomena was purely coincidental.

26 May 2022

Common type 2 diabetes medication could be the key to improving fertility in women with obesity

Researchers may have found a solution to improving fertility in women with obesity, following a successful trial in mice using diabetes medication to reduce blood glucose levels.

26 May 2022

Robust biomarker panel could help predict gestational diabetes in early pregnancy

UCLA researchers have taken the initial step in identifying what may be an effective way to detect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy, potentially improving diagnosis and treatment for what is the most common disorder of pregnancy.

25 May 2022

Lowering blood glucose levels could improve fertility in females with obesity

Reproductive hormone levels in females with obesity may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose levels, leading to improved fertility, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology.

25 May 2022

The root causes of long-COVID still a mystery

In a recent article posted to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers presented baseline outcomes from a longitudinal assessment of post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC), also known as long-COVID.

25 May 2022

Correlation between long-COVID and physical inactivity

In a recent study under review at the Scientific Reports journal and posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed whether physical inactivity in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors led to the development of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long-COVID.

25 May 2022

Women's Health News

Researchers reveal a possible biological mechanism connecting breast cancer and type 2 diabetes

Researchers investigate gestational diabetes mellitus and its association with maternal and fetal outcomes

Women feel more frustrated by the gendered expectations at work than men

Women who have twins are not exceptionally fertile, study says

Complete Anatomy: Aiming for Education Equality with the World’s Most Advanced Full Female Anatomy Model

Why gyms have a higher risk of COVID

Egg freezing technology empowers women with improved reproductive autonomy, study shows

Study shows glomerulonephritis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination likely coincidental

Common type 2 diabetes medication could be the key to improving fertility in women with obesity

Robust biomarker panel could help predict gestational diabetes in early pregnancy

Lowering blood glucose levels could improve fertility in females with obesity

The root causes of long-COVID still a mystery

Correlation between long-COVID and physical inactivity

Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses

New study counters claims that COVID-19 vaccines reduce fertility and affect fetal growth

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from breast milk persist in infants’ digestive tract

Factors affecting exercise during COVID-19 pandemic

Detailed analysis shows women who have twins are not more fertile

Widely used Type 2 diabetes drug does not prevent breast cancer spread, landmark trial finds

'Crown-like structures' surrounding breast tumors could hinder treatment response, study finds

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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