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Heterogeneity may drive longer lives in females, study reveals

Females often live longer than men -- this is true for humans and for many other animal species. The phenomenon exists even when you adjust for male risky behavior which leads to more early male deaths than female (car accidents, wars, homocides, etc).

27 Apr 2017

Pregnancy does not have adverse effect on prognosis of melanoma in expectant mothers

Expectant mothers need not be concerned that they are more prone to develop melanoma, or will have a worse prognosis if they do get this serious skin cancer, than women who are not pregnant, according to study results published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication.

27 Apr 2017

Marijuana use among pregnant women linked to low birth weight infants

In a new study, researchers in London, Ontario found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight than women who did not use marijuana.

27 Apr 2017

Pregnant mother’s family history linked to increased risk of preterm birth

If a pregnant mother has a family history of premature birth, she is at risk for a preterm birth of her baby, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center.

27 Apr 2017

New blood test could help identify women at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes

A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that a single measurement of plasma glycated CD59 (GCD59), a novel biomarker for diabetes, at weeks 24-28 of gestation identified, with high sensitivity and specificity, women who failed the glucose challenge test as well as women with gestational diabetes.

27 Apr 2017

Systematic review reveals beneficial effects of yoga on menstrual disorders

A systematic review of the published literature on yoga practice and common menstrual disorders found that all of the studies evaluated reported a beneficial effect and reduced symptoms.

27 Apr 2017

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature has published the first findings from the Cancer Research UK-funded Tracking Cancer Evolution through Treatment (Rx), TRACERx, lung cancer study, which reveals the increase in the risk of cancer relapse when lung tumors have unstable chromosomes.

27 Apr 2017

UAlberta study reveals sex-based differences in outcomes for atrial fibrillation

Yet more evidence can be added to the growing literature that shows women with cardiovascular disease may receive different health care and experience worse outcomes than men.

26 Apr 2017

Study: Women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Mortality rates for women undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms are nearly twice those for men, a new study has found.

26 Apr 2017

Artificial womb could improve survival among premature babies

Researchers have designed a womb-like device that could allow premature babies to develop their lungs and organs in the critical few weeks that remain before they face the outside world.

26 Apr 2017

Study identifies expression of tumor antigen as marker for aggressive ovarian cancer

Patients who expressed the tumor antigen NY-ESO-1 had more aggressive cancers and were more likely to die early from their disease, according to a large study conducted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers and published online ahead of print in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.

26 Apr 2017

Changes in estrogen can trigger atypical functioning in memory circuit of women with gene variant

Fluctuations in estrogen can trigger atypical functioning in a key brain memory circuit in women with a common version of a gene, NIMH scientists have discovered.

25 Apr 2017

Negative emotions can inspire cancer patients, study shows

Feeling down is a common side effect of being diagnosed with cancer. Anxiety, guilt, and distress often come hand-in-hand with diagnosis and treatment.

25 Apr 2017

Study finds link between fertility treatments and pediatric tumors

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have found that babies born from mothers who underwent fertility treatments are at increased risk of developing many types of pediatric cancers and tumors (neoplasms).

25 Apr 2017

KU Leuven researchers grow three-dimensional cultures of the uterus' inner lining in a dish

Scientists at KU Leuven, Belgium, have succeeded in growing three-dimensional cultures of the endometrium, the uterus' inner lining, in a dish.

25 Apr 2017

Return of malaria in the U.S. is costing millions, study claims

Malaria-related hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. are far more common than expected, report researchers, despite transmission having been eliminated in the country back in the 1950s.

25 Apr 2017

Combination of aerobics and resistance exercises drastically improve brain health in older adults, reports study

The British Journal of Sports Medicine has published online the most complete review of the available evidence to date, that a combination of aerobics and resistance exercises can drastically improve brain health in adults over 50 years, irrespective of the current brain health status of the individual.

25 Apr 2017

Eating soil could be detrimental to health of babies

Up to 80% of people in Africa, especially women, regularly eat clayey soil - this habit is known as geophagy. A previous study conducted at MedUni Vienna has already shown that it is a form of craving.

25 Apr 2017

Images showing impacts of indoor tanning may be effective in communicating health risks

Although the health risks associated with indoor tanning are clear, tanning bed use among college-aged women is still popular. A new study by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers suggests that adding images depicting the longer-term impacts of indoor tanning might be an effective health risk communication strategy.

25 Apr 2017

New findings support use of integrative therapies for treating breast cancer patients

In newly updated clinical guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and other institutions in the U.S. and Canada, analyzed which integrative treatments are most effective and safe for patients with breast cancer.

24 Apr 2017

Women's Health News

Heterogeneity may drive longer lives in females, study reveals

Pregnancy does not have adverse effect on prognosis of melanoma in expectant mothers

Marijuana use among pregnant women linked to low birth weight infants

Pregnant mother’s family history linked to increased risk of preterm birth

New blood test could help identify women at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes

Systematic review reveals beneficial effects of yoga on menstrual disorders

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

UAlberta study reveals sex-based differences in outcomes for atrial fibrillation

Study: Women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Artificial womb could improve survival among premature babies

Study identifies expression of tumor antigen as marker for aggressive ovarian cancer

Changes in estrogen can trigger atypical functioning in memory circuit of women with gene variant

Negative emotions can inspire cancer patients, study shows

Study finds link between fertility treatments and pediatric tumors

KU Leuven researchers grow three-dimensional cultures of the uterus' inner lining in a dish

Return of malaria in the U.S. is costing millions, study claims

Combination of aerobics and resistance exercises drastically improve brain health in older adults, reports study

Eating soil could be detrimental to health of babies

Images showing impacts of indoor tanning may be effective in communicating health risks

New findings support use of integrative therapies for treating breast cancer patients

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