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Folic acid supplementation during late pregnancy may increase risk of allergies in offspring

A new study suggests that taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in offspring affected by intrauterine growth restriction.

21 Dec 2017

Loss of specific protein makes breast cancers more aggressive, resistant to chemotherapy

Researchers in Italy have discovered how specific versions of a protein called Numb protect the key tumor suppressor p53 from destruction.

21 Dec 2017

Constriction of blood vessels during mental stress more likely to affect women

In women with heart disease, constriction of peripheral vessels during mental stress affects the heart circulation more than men's, potentially raising women's risk of heart-related events and death, according to new research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association journal.

21 Dec 2017

Scientists use imaging techniques to understand reason for early labor in some pregnant women

Scientists are using the latest imaging techniques usually used to map the brain to try and understand why some pregnant women miscarry or go into early labor.

20 Dec 2017

Scientists find sperm as potential drug carrier to treat gynecological conditions

Delivering drugs specifically to cancer cells is one approach researchers are taking to minimize treatment side effects. Stem cells, bacteria and other carriers have been tested as tiny delivery vehicles.

20 Dec 2017

Study reveals impact of underactive thyroid within normal range on woman's ability to conceive

A new study published yesterday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), an online journal from the Endocrine Society, suggests that a slightly underactive thyroid may affect the ability of a woman to conceive, even if the gland is functioning at the lower end of the normal range.

20 Dec 2017

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

New research suggests that a slightly underactive thyroid may affect a women's ability to become pregnant- even when the gland is functioning at the low end of the normal range, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

20 Dec 2017

Ludwig study elucidates mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of some breast tumors

Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells are relatively sensitive to the deprivation of an essential amino acid known as methionine. It has, however, long been unclear what causes such marked dependency on methionine.

20 Dec 2017

Study connects traditional aerobic physical activity to better sleep for breast cancer survivors

A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, connects traditional aerobic physical activity - like walking - to better sleep for post-primary treatment breast cancer survivors.

19 Dec 2017

Study finds combination therapy as effective strategy to treat ovarian cancers

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have found that combining PARP inhibitors, recently approved for the treatment of BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer, with another small molecule inhibitor was effective to treat ovarian cancers without BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.

19 Dec 2017

Cervical pessary lowers rate of preterm birth

Pregnant women with a short cervix who used a small silicone ring called a cervical pessary to keep their cervix closed had a lower rate of preterm birth at less than 34 weeks.

19 Dec 2017

$Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women$

Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women

Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in older women, according to new research.

19 Dec 2017

Risk of cervical cancer may dramatically increase in older women, study states

According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, the incidence of cervical cancer in older women may drastically increase; however, it is expected to reduce by 75% in young women by 2040.

19 Dec 2017

Mutational patterns could identify breast cancer patients most likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy

The presence in advanced breast cancer of mutational signatures characteristic of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) was associated with improved clinical outcomes to treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy.

19 Dec 2017

Study suggests new treatment option for most lethal form of breast cancer

The most lethal form of breast cancer could have a new treatment option, according to new research out of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

18 Dec 2017

New guide provides evidence-based overview of key sleep challenges faced by women

Though sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked, according to a new resource "Women & Sleep: A Guide for Better Health" developed by the Society for Women's Health Research Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep.

18 Dec 2017

Cancer survivors have shorter lifespan finds new study

A large study has found that people who have survived cancer and its treatment are more likely to die sooner and have a shorter lifespan compared to those who have never had cancer.

18 Dec 2017

Older women to face greater risk of cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths

Incidence of cervical cancer in young women is set to decline 75 percent by 2040 with deaths close to eradicated, however older women will face greater risk according to research led by Queen Mary University of London, published today in The Lancet Public Health.

18 Dec 2017

Hospital-based behavioral intervention promotes better sleep in high-risk pregnant women

A study shows that a hospital-based behavioral intervention protocol including components of sleep hygiene and cognitive behavioral therapy successfully improved sleep in women who were hospitalized for a high-risk pregnancy.

18 Dec 2017

Many breast cancer patients do not feel fully informed about their treatment options, say researchers

A research team in the U.S. has found that most women who undergo breast cancer operations do not feel fully informed about their treatment options when they decide on which procedure to undergo.

18 Dec 2017

Women's Health News

Folic acid supplementation during late pregnancy may increase risk of allergies in offspring

Loss of specific protein makes breast cancers more aggressive, resistant to chemotherapy

Constriction of blood vessels during mental stress more likely to affect women

Scientists use imaging techniques to understand reason for early labor in some pregnant women

Scientists find sperm as potential drug carrier to treat gynecological conditions

Study reveals impact of underactive thyroid within normal range on woman's ability to conceive

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

Ludwig study elucidates mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of some breast tumors

Study connects traditional aerobic physical activity to better sleep for breast cancer survivors

Study finds combination therapy as effective strategy to treat ovarian cancers

Cervical pessary lowers rate of preterm birth

Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women

Risk of cervical cancer may dramatically increase in older women, study states

Mutational patterns could identify breast cancer patients most likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy

Study suggests new treatment option for most lethal form of breast cancer

New guide provides evidence-based overview of key sleep challenges faced by women

Cancer survivors have shorter lifespan finds new study

Older women to face greater risk of cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths

Hospital-based behavioral intervention promotes better sleep in high-risk pregnant women

Many breast cancer patients do not feel fully informed about their treatment options, say researchers

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