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Increased stress hormones accelerate breast cancer metastasis

It has long been thought that stress contributes to cancer progression. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have deciphered the molecular mechanisms linking breast cancer metastasis with increased stress hormones.

14 Mar 2019

Simple urine test can rapidly detect preeclampsia

Researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that a simple urine test can rapidly detect one of the world's deadliest pregnancy-related conditions, which could have a major impact on global health.

13 Mar 2019

Fertility problems may raise risk of cancer in women

New research shows that women who have fertility problems are 18 percent more likely to develop ovarian and endometrial or womb cancers in later life.

13 Mar 2019

Cancer imaging technique can help detect preeclampsia in pregnancy

An imaging technique used to detect some forms of cancer can also help detect preeclampsia in pregnancy before it becomes a life-threatening condition, a new Tulane study says.

13 Mar 2019

Single working mothers are being blamed for childhood obesity

Single working mothers are to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic in the UK, according to a new scientific study.

12 Mar 2019

Forty percent of parents are not co-sleeping safely with their babies

According to a survey of 8551 people, 40 percent of parents are not following safe co-sleeping practices with their babies, and this is significantly increasing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

12 Mar 2019

Smoking during pregnancy increases SUID risk

The first findings to result from a collaboration between Seattle Children's Research Institute and Microsoft data scientists provides expecting mothers new information about how smoking before and during pregnancy contributes to the risk of an infant dying suddenly and unexpectedly before their first birthday.

11 Mar 2019

Study: Women are diagnosed for diseases later in life than men

When men and women contract a disease, it is very different when this is discovered by the healthcare system. On average, women are diagnosed later in life than men.

11 Mar 2019

Air pollutants may damage fetal cardiovascular development

Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.

11 Mar 2019

Medical treatment for gestational diabetes could prevent long-term complications in children

Researchers at Cardiff University have found that women taking metformin and/or insulin during gestational diabetes could reduce the risk of long-term complications for their child.

11 Mar 2019

Healthy diets may protect against dementia

The best way to keep your mind sharp as you age is to eat a healthy diet, according to recent research.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers find link between early menarche and high blood pressure

The age a woman begins menstruation is associated with having high blood pressure later in her life, according to a team of researchers at the University of Georgia.

8 Mar 2019

Study yields patient-driven recommendations to reduce breast cancer-related financial burden

A qualitative study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health yielded nine patient-driven recommendations across circumstances that include changes to insurance, supportive services and financial assistance to reduce long-term, breast cancer-related economic burden.

8 Mar 2019

Mother's treatment for infection during pregnancy increases child's risk for autism and depression

Risks for autism and depression are higher if one's mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy. This is shown by a major Swedish observational study of nearly 1.8 million children.

8 Mar 2019

Women should not be alarmed by study linking HRT to Alzheimer’s disease

Doctors are encouraging women not to be alarmed by a study linking the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with a slightly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

7 Mar 2019

Study shows link between menopause symptoms and chronic pain

In addition to the other health conditions affected by estrogen, it has also been shown to affect pain sensitivity. This finding was the basis of a study of more than 200,000 records from the Veterans Health Administration that demonstrated a link between menopause symptoms and chronic pain.

7 Mar 2019

Study finds low rates of lipid screening among women of childbearing age

Eight out of 10 women of childbearing age have never had their cholesterol levels checked, despite clear guidelines to get a first lipid blood test early in adulthood, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

7 Mar 2019

Young women with family history of high blood pressure have reduced baroreflex sensitivity

New research suggests that young women with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) have decreased baroreflex function, which may increase their risk for hypertension later in life. The article, published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for March.

7 Mar 2019

Better regulation of the immune system may help manage preeclampsia

Boosting the body's levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4)--an immune system protein that controls inflammation--may help manage the pregnancy complication preeclampsia, according to a new rodent study.

7 Mar 2019

Researchers quantify link between Zika infection and microcephaly in Brazil

Women infected with Zika virus early in pregnancy are almost 17 times more likely to have a child with microcephaly, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Oliver Brady of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK, and colleagues.

6 Mar 2019