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Closure of women's health clinics due to government cuts affects preventive care

When women's health clinics close because of government funding cuts aimed at abortion providers, fewer women seek lifesaving preventive care that can identify health threats such as cancer, research from the University of Kansas shows.

8 Oct 2015

Scientists identify culprit genes behind the formation and progression of breast tumours

A team from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, comprising scientists and clinicians from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore General Hospital and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, has uncovered the genetic landscape of a distinct breast tumour group called fibroepithelial tumours.

8 Oct 2015

Penn Medicine announces $375,000 in new grants to support BRCA-focused research projects

Penn Medicine's Basser Center for BRCA announced $375,000 in new grant funding to support BRCA-focused research projects across the nation. The grants are aimed at advancing the care of patients living with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

7 Oct 2015

Scientists awarded £417,000 to develop a gel to advance breast cancer research, reduce animal testing

Scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Nottingham have been funded to develop a gel that will match many of the biological structures of human breast tissue, to advance cancer research and reduce animal testing.

7 Oct 2015

Recipients of 2015 Ferring Innovation Grants announced

Ferring Research Institute Inc. today announced the recipients of the 2015 Ferring Innovation Grants. This global program awards each recipient $50,000 to support research in the fields of Reproductive Health, Gastroenterology and/or Urology.

7 Oct 2015

Women's contribution to global health care under-recognized

The results of a major Commission report on women and health took center stage at the Donna E. Shalala Student Center, as Felicia Knaul, Ph.D., Director of the Miami Institute for the Americas at the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences, presented a discussion of a Lancet study that found women are contributing around $3 trillion to global health care, but nearly half of this labor is unpaid, unrecognized and unaccounted for.

7 Oct 2015

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. The findings, published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, could lead to new ways to reduce or block vaginal transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

7 Oct 2015

Researchers study effect of immune tolerance on certain cancer risks

For a malignant tumor to form, cancer cells must evade the immune system's attack. Numerous studies have already shown that cancer spreads particularly aggressively if there is an unfavorable balance between suppressing and active immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. "But we didn't know whether this is a consequence of an aggressive tumor or rather its cause," says Rudolf Kaaks, epidemiologist at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ).

7 Oct 2015

High Sierra Leonean maternal and newborn death rates attributed to women’s fears of contracting Ebola while giving birth at health centres

Despite adequate numbers of maternal health workers showing up to work, new research published on October 6th reveals it was the patients who stayed away at their own peril for fear of catching the disease.

6 Oct 2015

Body weight change in older women may aid in diagnosis, management of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers led by Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS, professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, have shown that women with a gene variant (APOEe4 allele) associated with Alzheimer's disease experience a steeper decline in body mass index (BMI) after age 70 than those women without the version of the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not.

6 Oct 2015

New article highlights how health professionals help, hinder eradication and management of female genital mutilation

Migration has transferred the practice of genital mutilation of girls and women to countries where it was not common or does not originate, and the World Health Organization is campaigning to eradicate the practice. A new article highlights how health professionals--including nurses and midwives--both help and hinder eradication and management of female genital mutilation.

6 Oct 2015

Sexual activity causes physiological changes in the body that increase women's chances of getting pregnant

Research from Indiana University has found that sexual activity triggers physiological changes in the body that increase a woman's chances of getting pregnant, even outside the window of ovulation.

6 Oct 2015

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit Maternal and Women's Health products at XXI FIGO World Congress

EKF, announces Maternal and Women's Health products at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics - in Vancouver, Canada, 4-9th October.

From EKF Diagnostics 6 Oct 2015

Novel technique may help women and their oncologists choose options for treating breast cancer

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a proof-of-principle technique that could give women and their oncologists more personalized information to help them choose options for treating breast cancer.

6 Oct 2015

GE unveils different breast cancer tests for different breasts

With an estimated 494,000 new cases per year, breast cancer is by far the most common cancer amongst women across Europe. Particularly affected are women with dense breast tissue because of the difficultly it can cause when trying to detect cancer early using mammography.

5 Oct 2015

World Scientific publishes new book that covers all aspects of cancer care

Cervical, uterine and ovarian cancers are among the most common cancers affecting women, with a total of 1,087,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012.

1 Oct 2015

Weight training can make a big difference for breast cancer survivors

Weight training can be a big boost to breast cancer survivors who are trying to regain muscle and bone strength lost due to cancer treatment and physical inactivity, says a Florida State University researcher.

1 Oct 2015

Postmenopausal women who are not aware of VVA consequences continue to experience pain during sex

Results from qualitative research of postmenopausal women with vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA) show that they recognize the significant physical, emotional and psychological consequences of untreated dyspareunia (painful sex) yet they continue to suffer because of misperceptions about the condition and a general lack of understanding about treatment options.

1 Oct 2015

Scientists make progress toward finding new ways to 'smell' signs of cancer

Scientists have been exploring new ways to "smell" signs of cancer by analyzing what's in patients' breath. In ACS' journal Nano Letters, one team now reports new progress toward this goal. The researchers have developed a small array of flexible sensors, which accurately detect compounds in breath samples that are specific to ovarian cancer.

1 Oct 2015

Seno completes PIONEER Pivotal Study of non-invasive Imagio breast imaging system

Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., the company pioneering the development of opto-acoustic technology as a new tool to improve the process of diagnosing breast cancer, announced today it has completed the final phase of the company's U.S.-based PIONEER Pivotal Study of the Imagio® breast imaging system.

1 Oct 2015

Women's Health News

Closure of women's health clinics due to government cuts affects preventive care

Scientists identify culprit genes behind the formation and progression of breast tumours

Penn Medicine announces $375,000 in new grants to support BRCA-focused research projects

Scientists awarded £417,000 to develop a gel to advance breast cancer research, reduce animal testing

Recipients of 2015 Ferring Innovation Grants announced

Women's contribution to global health care under-recognized

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

Researchers study effect of immune tolerance on certain cancer risks

High Sierra Leonean maternal and newborn death rates attributed to women’s fears of contracting Ebola while giving birth at health centres

Body weight change in older women may aid in diagnosis, management of Alzheimer's disease

New article highlights how health professionals help, hinder eradication and management of female genital mutilation

Sexual activity causes physiological changes in the body that increase women's chances of getting pregnant

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit Maternal and Women's Health products at XXI FIGO World Congress

Novel technique may help women and their oncologists choose options for treating breast cancer

GE unveils different breast cancer tests for different breasts

World Scientific publishes new book that covers all aspects of cancer care

Weight training can make a big difference for breast cancer survivors

Postmenopausal women who are not aware of VVA consequences continue to experience pain during sex

Scientists make progress toward finding new ways to 'smell' signs of cancer

Seno completes PIONEER Pivotal Study of non-invasive Imagio breast imaging system

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