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Released: 21-Nov-2024 2:05 PM EST
Researchers Zero In On Genetic Variant Tied to Miscarriages
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

In what could be a major advance in understanding the genetic causes underlying human infertility, scientists led by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick have identified a gene variant directly tied to early miscarriages in women.

Released: 18-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST
Pre-Workout Beetroot Juice Improves Fitness Gains in Late Postmenopausal Women
American Physiological Society (APS)

Drinking beetroot juice before a workout could enhance the benefits of exercise training in postmenopausal women, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

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Released: 12-Nov-2024 3:55 PM EST
Only Half of Young Cancer Patients Report a Discussion on Fertility Preservation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Only half of people with early-onset cancers reported discussing fertility preservation options prior to their oncology treatments, according to results of a cross-sectional study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.

Released: 7-Nov-2024 1:55 PM EST
Investigadores de Mayo Clinic recomiendan alternativas a la histerectomía para los fibromas uterinos, según un estudio
Mayo Clinic

Los fibromas uterinos son una condición común que afecta hasta al 80% de las mujeres a lo largo de su vida. Casi la mitad de estas mujeres experimentarán síntomas que afectarán su calidad de vida y fertilidad, incluido dolor intenso y anemia. Los fibromas uterinos son la principal razón para realizar la extirpación del útero a través de la histerectomía. Sin embargo, los investigadores de Mayo Clinic recomiendan alternativas de tratamiento mínimamente invasivas a la histerectomía en un artículo invitado sobre práctica clínica publicado en la New England Journal of Medicine.

Released: 7-Nov-2024 9:15 AM EST
Mayo Clinic Researchers Recommend Alternatives to Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids, According to Study
Mayo Clinic

Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and fertility, including severe pain and anemia. Uterine fibroids are the major reason for the removal of the uterus by hysterectomy. However, Mayo Clinic researchers recommend minimally invasive treatment alternatives to hysterectomy, in an invited clinical practice paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Released: 31-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NIH Announces Prize Winners in Year-Long Challenge to Develop Fetal Diagnostic and Monitoring Technologies
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIH has announced winners of the RADx® Tech Fetal Monitoring Challenge, a $2 million prize competition to speed development of innovative medical technologies for fetal health diagnosis, detection and monitoring.

Released: 30-Oct-2024 12:20 PM EDT
Keto Diet, Supplements May Restart Stalled Menstruation
Ohio State University

Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help put irregular menstrual cycles back on schedule or even restart a period that appears to have stalled for good, new research suggests.

Released: 24-Oct-2024 2:15 PM EDT
JMU Health Sciences Professor Remains a “Top 2% Scientist”
James Madison University

Sojib Zaman, a health sciences professor at James Madison University, has been listed for a third consecutive year in Stanford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist rankings.

Released: 24-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Proposed Rule Would Make Over the Counter Birth Control Free
George Washington University

This week the Biden Administration proposed a new rule that would expand access to birth control, including making over the counter birth control pills free for women of reproductive age who have... ...

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Released: 23-Oct-2024 9:20 AM EDT
Gene Expression in Early Pregnancy Could Contribute to Sex-Based Health Differences
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai and UCLA investigators studied first trimester placental tissue and found that for some genes, the process that turns their information into a biological function may depend on the sex of the fetus.

Released: 21-Oct-2024 6:40 PM EDT
Painful Periods? Endometriosis May be the Culprit
University of Utah Health

It affects as many as one in 10 people assigned female at birth, and is associated with an increased risk for a few other serious health conditions.

21-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Infant Mortality Increased 7% in Months Following Dobbs
Ohio State University

U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with chromosomal or genetic abnormalities, new research has found.

Released: 21-Oct-2024 10:35 AM EDT
Four University of Michigan Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Four faculty from the University of Michigan are among 100 newly elected members of the nation's most prestigious body for medical and health researchers.

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16-Oct-2024 5:50 PM EDT
For Younger Adults, a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Their Lives Much Differently Than Older Adults
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Younger adults with colon cancer tend to be diagnosed at a later stage and have more aggressive types of tumors. Additionally, young patients living with colorectal cancer have long-term, adverse consequences on their lives, which are different from the impact the disease* has on older adults, according to two studies being presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 6:55 PM EDT
How Chain IVF Clinics Improve Infertility Treatment
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

In the U.S., demand for in vitro fertilization (IVF) increased almost 140% between 2004 and 2018. Among other things, this trend suggests a business opportunity; in that same span of time the market share of for-profit chain clinics grew from 5% to 20%, with chains now performing over 40% of IVF treatment cycles nationwide.

Released: 16-Oct-2024 2:45 PM EDT
Study Finds Widespread Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemical During Pregnancy
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers link Zearalenone levels to diet quality and call for further study.



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