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Women's Health News
October 10, 2020

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Women's Expected Longevity Linked to Age at Birth of Last Child

No one knows for sure how long they will live. A new study, however, suggests that leukocyte telomere length may offer some key insights into a woman's longevity and further demonstrates how maternal ...

Pregnancy Complications Linked to Heightened Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke in Later Life

Pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and pre-term birth are linked to a ...

Personal Use of Permanent Hair Dye Not Associated With Greater Risk of Most Cancers or Cancer Death

Women who use permanent hair dye products to colour their hair at home do not experience greater risk of most cancers or greater cancer related ...

Genetic Mutations May Be Linked to Infertility, Early Menopause

A new study identifies a specific gene's previously unknown role in fertility. When the gene is missing in fruit flies, roundworms, zebrafish and mice, the animals are infertile or lose their ...
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How an Egg Cell's 'Operating Manual' Sets the Stage for Fertility

Scientists have revealed in unprecedented detail the genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality. Their findings improve our understanding of how ...

Higher Dementia Risk in Women With Prolonged Fertility

Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were fertile for a shorter period, a population-based ...

New Surgical Approach for Women at Risk of Ovarian Cancer

A new two-stage surgical approach for cancer prevention is highly acceptable among premenopausal women at high risk of ovarian ...

None of the Most Common Blood Pressure Medications Increased the Risk of Depression, Some Lowered the Risk

Among the 41 most common blood pressure medications, none of them raised the risk of depression, according to an analysis from Denmark. The study also found that some high blood pressure medications ...

Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts a Cut Above for Blood Vessel Health

New research has shown some of our least favorite vegetables could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel ...

Single Dose Radiotherapy as Good as Conventional Therapy for Most Women With Early Breast Cancer

For most women with early breast cancer, a single dose of targeted radiotherapy during surgery is just as effective as conventional radiotherapy, which requires several visits to hospital after ...

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Mean Worse Hot Flashes During Menopause

Women with a history of high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy are more likely to experience bothersome menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, according to a new ...

Half of Breast Cancer Survivors Had Delays in Care Due to COVID-19

The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the US suggest that nearly half of patients experienced delays in care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 ...

Immunotherapy Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer

Immunotherapies for cancer -- treatments that prime the immune system to attack tumors -- are valuable weapons in the anti-cancer arsenal. But some cancers are more difficult to target with this ...

Postmenopausal Women at Risk for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Review Suggests

A new review suggests that following menopause, women are at higher risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a chronic condition caused by the build-up of excess fat in the liver ...

Causes of Higher Risk of Stress Fractures in Female Runners

A pair of new studies identify overlooked physiological factors and lack of knowledge around wellness as contributors to risk of stress fracture in women who ...

Vitamin D Twice a Day May Keep Vertigo Away

Taking vitamin D and calcium twice a day may reduce your chances of getting vertigo again, according to a new ...

New Strategy Against Osteoporosis

An international research team has found a new approach that may be able to reduce bone loss in osteoporosis and maintain bone ...

A New Way to Target Cancers Using 'Synthetic Lethality'

Researchers report that inhibiting a key enzyme caused human cancer cells associated with two major types of breast and ovarian cancer to die and in mouse studies reduced tumor ...

Study Finds Global Trends in Women's Breast Cancer Show Cause for Concern

Breast cancer rates among women globally are on the rise, but new research is uncovering trends related to age and where you live that could help target prevention measures to improve the ...

Immune System -- Knocked Off Balance

Instead of protecting us, the immune system can sometimes go awry, as in the case of autoimmune diseases and allergies. A team has now dissected how mast cells regulate their calcium levels to keep ...

Calcium Channel Subunits Play a Major Role in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Neurobiologists have found new evidence that specific calcium channel subunits play a crucial role in the development of excitatory and inhibitory ...

Early Menstruation Linked to Increased Menopause Symptoms

Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a new ...

Cancer Metabolic Pathway Identified as Target for Therapy

Fighting cancer often means employing a suite of techniques to target the tumor and prevent it from growing and spreading to other parts of the body. It's no small feat -- the American Cancer ...

Fasting Diet Could Boost Breast Cancer Therapy

A team of scientists has found that a fasting-mimicking diet combined with hormone therapy has the potential to help treat breast cancer, according to newly published animal studies and small ...

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