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Availability of Elvie Trainer could help reduce NHS annual spend on urinary incontinence

NHS Supply Chain has emphasized the importance of conservative management for stress urinary incontinence, by making available an at-home biofeedback device for pelvic floor muscle training.

7 Aug 2018

Women more likely to survive heart attack when treated by female doctors in the ER

If you're having a heart attack and you're a woman, hope a female doctor greets you in the emergency room.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers identify specific genes linked to increased risk for triple-negative breast cancer

A research team led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a geneticist at Mayo Clinic, has identified specific genes associated with an increased risk for developing triple-negative breast cancer. Their research was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

7 Aug 2018

Study explores risk of endometrial cancer among women with postmenopausal bleeding

Postmenopausal bleeding is a common symptom among most women with endometrial cancer but most women with postmenopausal bleeding won't be diagnosed with endometrial cancer, findings that raise questions about how to best manage postmenopausal bleeding for the early detection of endometrial cancer.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and treatment is largely influenced by estrogen receptor expression of the metastases.

7 Aug 2018

WVU researchers examine safety of Suboxone use in opioid-dependent pregnant women

Medications that physicians have traditionally prescribed to treat opioid use disorders-such as methadone and Subutex-can be misused by taking them in larger amounts than prescribed or by injecting them.

7 Aug 2018

Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

Rutgers researchers, with the aid of $2.5 million National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant, will study how exposure to cadmium during pregnancy can impact fetal development.

7 Aug 2018

Sleeping for eight hours or more may increase cardiovascular and mortality risk

Research has shown that people who sleep for more than eight hours each night are at a greater risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease than people who sleep for seven hours or less.

6 Aug 2018

Study improves understanding of preeclampsia heart damage in pregnancy

Johns Hopkins researchers say a heart imaging study of scores of pregnant women with the most severe and dangerous form of a blood pressure disorder has added to evidence that the condition - known as preeclampsia - mainly damages the heart's ability to relax between contractions, making the organ overworked and poor at pumping blood.

6 Aug 2018

Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here, important receptors are missing, which often serve as targets for treatments.

6 Aug 2018

Snapchat dysmorphia - 'selfie-face' aspirations see rise in plastic surgery requests

Snapchat and Facetune as well as other social media apps come under fire in a new JAMA article. These apps are being increasingly used, causing more and more youngsters to alter and edit their faces to modify their actual appearance.

6 Aug 2018

Abstinence from alcohol linked to dementia

A new study shows that abstinence from alcohol is linked to dementia. The study titled, “Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study,” results appear in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal.

5 Aug 2018

Low concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids may be a strong risk factor for preterm birth

Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and second trimesters were at a significantly higher risk of early preterm birth when compared with women who had higher levels of these fatty acids, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new mechanism linked to inherited breast, ovarian cancer

Researchers from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester have identified a new mechanism which switches off a gene in families affected by breast and ovarian cancer.

3 Aug 2018

ERAS pathway helps enhance a mother's recovery after cesarean delivery

A new enhanced recovery after surgery process - also known as ERAS - has been developed and implemented at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to help enhance a mother's recovery after a cesarean delivery, one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States.

3 Aug 2018

Red meat - which to choose and how much to eat?

Nutrition advisers agree about red meat being rich sources of iron, zinc, omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins especially B12 and suggest that these are good for the health of heart as well as the brain.

2 Aug 2018

Condoms should not be reused warns CDC

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has warned the general population against reusing condoms after washing. Their tweet comes after a spark of fear of antibiotic resistant sexually transmitted infections.

2 Aug 2018

Mice study shows mother's dengue immunity protects unborn from ZIKA infection

Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related and carried by mosquitos. In infested subtropical and tropical areas, dengue transmission often precedes Zika virus infection, suggesting that women who previously acquired dengue immunity may be bitten by ZIKV-carrying mosquitoes during pregnancy.

2 Aug 2018

Scientists solve 60-year-old mystery of how thalidomide caused birth defects

More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have solved a mystery that has lingered ever since the dangers of the drug first became apparent: how did the drug produce such severe fetal harm?

2 Aug 2018

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

In an article published July 17, 2018 by Nature Communications, a highly collaborative team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Ohio State University report that normal breast cells can prevent successful radiation treatment of breast cancer due to dysregulation between tumor suppressors and oncogenes.

2 Aug 2018

Women's Health News

Availability of Elvie Trainer could help reduce NHS annual spend on urinary incontinence

Women more likely to survive heart attack when treated by female doctors in the ER

Researchers identify specific genes linked to increased risk for triple-negative breast cancer

Study explores risk of endometrial cancer among women with postmenopausal bleeding

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

WVU researchers examine safety of Suboxone use in opioid-dependent pregnant women

Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

Sleeping for eight hours or more may increase cardiovascular and mortality risk

Study improves understanding of preeclampsia heart damage in pregnancy

Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Snapchat dysmorphia - 'selfie-face' aspirations see rise in plastic surgery requests

Abstinence from alcohol linked to dementia

Low concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids may be a strong risk factor for preterm birth

Researchers discover new mechanism linked to inherited breast, ovarian cancer

ERAS pathway helps enhance a mother's recovery after cesarean delivery

Red meat - which to choose and how much to eat?

Condoms should not be reused warns CDC

Mice study shows mother's dengue immunity protects unborn from ZIKA infection

Scientists solve 60-year-old mystery of how thalidomide caused birth defects

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

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