Is COVID-19 transmitted through breast milk? Study suggests not likely
The infectious virus was not detected in 64 samples of breast milk testedCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences As the ...
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Contraceptive developed at UIC approved by FDA, offers new option for women
Credit: Joshua Clark/University of Illinois Chicago A first-of-its-kind contraceptive developed at the University of Illinois Chicago has been approved by ...
Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk ...
Patients’ access to opioid treatment cumbersome
Pregnant women less likely to receive treatmentCredit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Women are having a difficult time getting ...
First US clinical trial testing efficacy of delivering aerosolized chemotherapy
The experimental PIPAC treatment may extend the lives of people with advanced ovarian, uterine, gastric and colorectal cancers whose current ...
Analysis of Ugandan cervical carcinomas, an aid for understudied sub-Saharan women
This is the first comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on tumors from 212 ...
Oxytocin can help prevent osteoporosis
In a laboratory experiment with rats, Brazilian researchers succeeded in reversing natural processes associated with aging that lead to loss ...
Genetically similar fungi cause severe infections in different hospitals
Present in the human digestive tract, species of Candida can cause bloodstream infections in patients in hospital intensive care units; ...
Potential preterm births in high risk women predicted to 73% accuracy, by new technique
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months ...
A new way to target cancers using ‘synthetic lethality’
Approach exploits tumor weaknesses when 2 genetic defects are combinedCredit: NCI Center for Cancer Research With advances in genome sequencing, ...
Same-day IUD placements hard to come by in Ohio, study finds
Researchers: Obstacle to reproductive care could lead to unintended pregnanciesCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though same-day access ...
A novel tissue imaging system accelerates cancer diagnosis
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel three-dimensional imaging system to diagnose cervical cancer faster, non-invasively and more efficiently than ...
Label-free imaging helps predict reproductive outcomes
Credit: Photo courtesy the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and ...
Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 20, 2020--A new study has shown that although 86% of ...
Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia
The discovery of two new biomarkers has the potential to predict key underlying causes of preeclampsia and could lead to ...
American Journal of Roentgenology updates from new editor in chief, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz
Immediate changes to AJR, the world's longest continuously published general radiology journal, include author-centered peer review, rapid publication of Online ...
Immune system works differently between and first and later pregnancies
Study provides biological insights into miscarriage and preterm birthCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Among the holy quests of serious and ...
Non-invasive fetal oxygen monitor could make for safer deliveries
Credit: Daniel Fong, UC Davis A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor has been ...
How Toxoplasma parasites glide so swiftly (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society If you're a cat owner, you might have heard of Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that sometimes ...
Antibodies against sugars, internal radiation: Powerful package against cervical cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The sugar coating on cancer cells helps them thrive, and a new study ...
