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Study reveals possible link between hysterectomy and brain function

A new preclinical study has shown that in the short term, some types of memory are affected following a hysterectomy.

7 Dec 2018

Black women with breast cancer have worse outcomes despite receiving equivalent treatments as white women

Even with equivalent treatments in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, black women had significantly higher breast cancer recurrence and increased overall mortality compared to white women in a large phase III clinical trial, TAILORx, according to data presented at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 4-8.

7 Dec 2018

UMGCCC uses Gammapod radiotherapy to treat breast cancer patients

Radiation oncologists at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center are now treating patients with the GammaPod™, a new FDA-cleared radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.

6 Dec 2018

Breast cancer treatment more effective when determined by tumor cell count

Research published today shows that circulating tumor cell count may provide an effective indicator of appropriate treatment choice for metastatic breast cancer.

6 Dec 2018

New research supports the need for obesity intervention before pregnancy

New research from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute supports the need for dietary and lifestyle interventions before overweight and obese women become pregnant.

6 Dec 2018

Postmenopausal women who experience tooth loss more likely to develop high blood pressure

Postmenopausal women who have experienced loss of all teeth are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a recent University at Buffalo study published in the American Journal of Hypertension. Multiple studies have suggested an association between periodontal disease and tooth loss with hypertension, but the relationship with time remains unclear with these associations.

6 Dec 2018

Elevated air pollution associated with increased risk for miscarriage

Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah Health found women living along the Wasatch Front -- the most populous region in the state of Utah -- had a higher risk (16 percent) of miscarriage following short-term exposure to elevated air pollution. The results are available online on December 5 in the journal Fertility and Sterility.

6 Dec 2018

Study: Chemotherapy agent did not improve survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Treating patients who had early-stage triple-negative breast cancer with the chemotherapy agent capecitabine after they completed surgery and standard chemotherapy did not significantly improve disease-free or overall survival compared with observation, according to data from the randomized, phase III GEICAM/CIBOMA clinical trial presented at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 4-8.

6 Dec 2018

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Previous studies have demonstrated that fetal malnutrition can lead to adult chronic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. A new study out of China now suggests that it also can lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure.

5 Dec 2018

Men with CKD more likely to experience disease progression and death than women

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that men with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, are more likely to experience disease progression and death when compared with women suffering from the same condition.

5 Dec 2018

Cancer patients who take beta-blocker along with breast cancer drug have less heart damage

Breast cancer patients who take a heart drug at the same time as trastuzumab have less heart damage, according to a study presented today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2018.

5 Dec 2018

Pregnancy in adolescence linked to increased risks of complications in young mothers

Pregnancy in adolescence has been linked with increased risks of mortality and life-threatening complications in young mothers and their newborn babies. New research suggests that biology alone does not explain the high incidence of these adverse outcomes.

5 Dec 2018

Study finds different risk factors associated with falling in men versus women

Different factors were associated with falling in men versus women in a study of 3,112 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

5 Dec 2018

CEASE intervention enhances delivery of smoking cessation assistance for breastfeeding mothers

A study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children researchers demonstrates that an MGHfC-developed program designed to help the parents of pediatric patients quit smoking can increase the provision of such assistance to breastfeeding mothers.

5 Dec 2018

Mothers' stress levels at conception linked to child's response to life challenges at age 11

A new study published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease finds that mothers' stress levels at the moment they conceive their children are linked to the way children respond to life challenges at age 11.

5 Dec 2018

Low-income women in Texas are not receiving contraception after childbirth, study shows

Low-income women in Texas who have delivered a baby are not getting the contraception they want at their six-week postpartum visit, a new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project shows.

5 Dec 2018

DHEA therapy may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women

Women 55 and older have an increased risk of bone and muscle loss but therapy with the hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women, according to a new study led by Catherine M. Jankowski, PhD, FACSM, an exercise physiologist and associate professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

5 Dec 2018

The Lancet study: First baby born following uterus transplantation from deceased donor

Currently, uterus donation is only available for women with family members who are willing to donate. With live donors in short supply, the new technique might help to increase availability and give more women the option of pregnancy.

5 Dec 2018

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Postmenopausal women who suffer tooth loss are at higher risk of hypertension

A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension indicates that postmenopausal women who have experienced tooth loss are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure. Multiple studies have suggested an association between periodontal disease and tooth loss with hypertension, but the relationship remains unclear.

4 Dec 2018

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Study reveals possible link between hysterectomy and brain function

Black women with breast cancer have worse outcomes despite receiving equivalent treatments as white women

UMGCCC uses Gammapod radiotherapy to treat breast cancer patients

Breast cancer treatment more effective when determined by tumor cell count

New research supports the need for obesity intervention before pregnancy

Postmenopausal women who experience tooth loss more likely to develop high blood pressure

Elevated air pollution associated with increased risk for miscarriage

Study: Chemotherapy agent did not improve survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Men with CKD more likely to experience disease progression and death than women

Cancer patients who take beta-blocker along with breast cancer drug have less heart damage

Pregnancy in adolescence linked to increased risks of complications in young mothers

Study finds different risk factors associated with falling in men versus women

CEASE intervention enhances delivery of smoking cessation assistance for breastfeeding mothers

Mothers' stress levels at conception linked to child's response to life challenges at age 11

Low-income women in Texas are not receiving contraception after childbirth, study shows

DHEA therapy may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women

The Lancet study: First baby born following uterus transplantation from deceased donor

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Postmenopausal women who suffer tooth loss are at higher risk of hypertension

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