Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
New study demonstrates candidate's potential to generate antibodies, limit viral sheddingCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A genetically edited form ...
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Higher risk of future fecal incontinence after sphincter injuries
Credit: Photo: Sodra Alvsborg Hospital The risk of subsequent fecal incontinence and intestinal gas leakage is significantly higher among women ...
Menstrual dysfunction is more common among young athletes than among non-athletes
Athletes experience less body weight dissatisfaction than non-athletes doCredit: University of Jyväskylä Menstrual dysfunction is more prevalent in young Finnish ...
City, University of London academics develop algorithm to analyse HeLa cancer cells
Dr Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro and Dr Cefa Karabag collaborate with the Francis Crick Institute on a novel approach published in ...
NIH awards $465K to George Mason to study fetal environmental exposures, racial disparities
Study will examine how gestational exposure to endocrine disruptors affects fetal outcomes for African Americans and white obstetrical populationsCredit: Michelle ...
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study
With FRAX fracture risk calculations down by 58% in April 2020 alone, it is estimated that within a 3-month period, ...
$1.6 Million grant to reverse urinary incontinence
Electrical stimulation of pelvic floor nerves may re-establish strengthCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working to ...
RUDN University doctors suggested ways to reduce obstetrical complications in endometriosis patients
Credit: RUDN University A team of doctors from RUDN University with their Italian colleagues had studied the data of existing ...
Kegels: Underused by women to treat and prevent urinary incontinence
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2020—Kegels are underused to treat and prevent urinary incontinence, ...
How an egg cell’s “operating manual” sets the stage for fertility
Genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality revealed in unprecedented detailCredit: Figure ...
NIH award to fund UArizona research on opioid addiction and relapse in postpartum women
The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant enables University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson's Dr. Alicia Allen to ...
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
Credit: West Virginia University About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency ...
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by ...
Wound therapy device might not lower infection risk in women with obesity after C-section
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are learning more about ways to prevent infections in ...
CU researchers now better understand ovarian cancer tumors and treatment outcomes
Credit: CU Cancer Center After nearly four years of work, a group of researchers and clinicians from the University of ...
Substances with anti-cancer action are identified in Brazilian red propolis
Researchers isolated eight novel polyphenols from the rarest type of propolis; two of them were found to inhibit tumor cell ...
‘One size fits all’ medication approach doesn’t work in pregnancy
Credit: UniSA New research led by the University of South Australia shows that a blanket approach to prescribing medication during ...
Narcolepsy drug did not increase risk of fetal malformation
Credit: Gunilla Sonnebring Modafinil is used to treat conditions such as narcolepsy. Reports have associated the drug with an increased ...
Growth hormone plays key role in early puberty, breast cancer risk
Groundbreaking findings based on following 180+ girls for 14 yearsCredit: Cincinnati Children's When girls reach puberty at an unusually early ...
New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer
Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) ...
