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Researchers discover how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system

Researchers at the University of Helsinki discovered how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system. The findings will help develop novel precision therapies for ovarian cancer, a common and aggressive cancer type.

12 Feb 2022

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Every year, the UN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. For 2022, the focus is placed on recognizing the role women and girls play in STEM as beneficiaries and as agents of change.

11 Feb 2022

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

It is well known that Black women experience disproportionately high rates of preterm delivery and cardiovascular disease.

10 Feb 2022

Newborn antibodies following maternal COVID-19 vaccination persist for up to six months

A new study compares antibody levels in newborns born from mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 and to maternal infection with SARS-CoV-2.

9 Feb 2022

The serious risks COVID-19 may pose during pregnancy

Researchers report on the potential for serious maternal illness or death during or following a pregnancy complicated by COVID-19.

9 Feb 2022

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has revealed significant molecular differences between the breast cells of white and Black women that help explain why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is an anxiety-inducing stressor that affects every aspect of our daily lives. A new Canadian study has found that the pandemic-related risk-factors associated with anxiety differ between men and women.

9 Feb 2022

Study highlights benefit of mRNA boosters for SARS-CoV-2 following different initial vaccine types

A study by researchers from the United Kingdom finds no difference in the protection offered by mRNA vaccine boosters against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) when comparing those that have received BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine as a primary course to those that have received Oxford/AstraZeneca.

8 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced antibodies may last more than 20 months

A recent research letter published in the JAMA demonstrated the prevalence and the longevity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unvaccinated United States (US) adults recovered from the disease in the long term.

7 Feb 2022

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

New research from North Carolina State University has found that an imprinted gene associated with development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is switched on in mice who nurse from mothers with metabolic syndrome, even when those mice are not biologically related.

7 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection can elevate the risk of serious complications during pregnancy

Pregnant individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are about 40% more likely to develop serious complications or die during pregnancy than those who aren’t infected with the virus, according to a nationwide study led by a University of Utah Health obstetrician.

7 Feb 2022

Research explores public reactions to COVID-19 pandemic across diverse ethnic groups

Researchers evaluate the attitudes of diverse ethnic groups in the United Kingdom towards the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Feb 2022

Pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at greater risk for pregnancy complications

Pregnant women with COVID-19 appear to be at greater risk for common pregnancy complications — in addition to health risks from the virus — than pregnant women without COVID-19, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Feb 2022

Cerebrovascular impairment persists months after severe acute COVID-19, UK study

Researchers in the United Kingdom have conducted an observational cohort study on hospitalized patients and have found that the degree of severity of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predicts the occurrence of chronic cerebrovascular impairment. The study further suggests that the levels of cerebrovascular impairment are associated with worse cognitive, mental, and physical well-being.

7 Feb 2022

Women's Health News

Researchers discover how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

Newborn antibodies following maternal COVID-19 vaccination persist for up to six months

The serious risks COVID-19 may pose during pregnancy

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

Study highlights benefit of mRNA boosters for SARS-CoV-2 following different initial vaccine types

SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced antibodies may last more than 20 months

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

SARS-CoV-2 infection can elevate the risk of serious complications during pregnancy

Research explores public reactions to COVID-19 pandemic across diverse ethnic groups

Pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at greater risk for pregnancy complications

Cerebrovascular impairment persists months after severe acute COVID-19, UK study

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Women, smokers and drinkers more likely to develop taste or smell disorders from COVID

Many COVID-19 patients still contagious after five days

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Researchers investigate how discontinuing the multiple sclerosis drug affects expectant mothers

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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