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Study examines relationship between public health behavior and social capital indices during COVID

A recent study examines the relationship among public health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and social capital indices in the United States.

20 Sep 2021

Hypertension in COVID-19-affected pregnancy linked to high SARS-CoV-2 load in placenta

A new study finds that hypertension following the viral infection is associated with high placental viral load in pregnant women with COVID-19.

20 Sep 2021

Study finds increased risk of triple negative breast cancers among Black women

An analysis of nearly 200,000 patients who received mammograms between 2006 and 2015 across three U.S. health systems underscores the importance of understanding the heterogeneity of breast cancer risk factors for women of differing races, ages, and disease subtypes.

20 Sep 2021

Systematic review focuses on women's health associated with menopausal hormone therapy

Treatment with estrogen in menopause is both good and bad for women's health. The picture is complex and the scientific evidence sometimes scanty or only moderately solid, a study shows. University of Gothenburg researchers took part.

20 Sep 2021

R37 MERIT Award supports innovative ovarian cancer research

One of the most impactful advancements during the past decade in treating ovarian cancer is the use of PARP inhibitors (short for poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase). PARP inhibitors are a type of cancer drug that blocks the PARP enzyme from helping to repair DNA damage in cancer cells.

18 Sep 2021

Women exposed to high levels of PFAS more likely to stop breastfeeding early

Women with higher levels of PFAS in their system may be 20% more likely to stop breastfeeding early, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

16 Sep 2021

Reproductive specialist highlights the need to investigate menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination

Some women say their periods change after getting a covid-19 vaccination. In The BMJ today, Dr Victoria Male, a reproductive specialist at Imperial College London, says a link between menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination is plausible and should be investigated.

16 Sep 2021

COVID-19 pandemic may have made women think twice about expanding their families, study shows

Nearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first few months of the outbreak, a new study shows.

15 Sep 2021

Flavonoids can potentially help prevent COVID-19-induced diarrhea, study finds

A recent study published in Tropical Biomedicine determines whether flavonoids can help prevent diarrhea caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Sep 2021

COVID mRNA vaccines display weakened immune response with age and diminish over time, according to new study

Researchers from Simon Fraser University in Canada decided to investigate the magnitude of immunity in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.

15 Sep 2021

The Indian second wave: SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced immunity could be ineffective in protecting population

Researchers decided to investigate how effective immunity gained from previous SARS-CoV-2 infection protects a wider community from disease.

15 Sep 2021

Blocking a specific immune cell could reverse antibiotic-induced breast cancer growth

Leading scientists have identified a possible link between antibiotic use and the speed of breast cancer growth in mice, and identified a type of immune cell that could be targeted to reverse it.

15 Sep 2021

Study highlights need to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.

Researchers in the United States have warned that as of July 15th this year (2021), the level of population immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – may still have been insufficient to contain infection outbreaks and safely return to pre-pandemic social behavior.

15 Sep 2021

Pregnancy complications with COVID-19

An important new article published in the Clinical Medicine Journal discusses pregnancy complicated with COVID-19.

14 Sep 2021

Use of menstrual products not associated with volatile organic compounds, study finds

A study of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urine did not find an association between use of menstrual products and VOCs.

14 Sep 2021

Blood serum test can identify which breast cancer patients have slow-growing disease

Researchers with the SWOG Cancer Research Network have found that patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and go longer without their disease progressing than patients with high levels.

14 Sep 2021

Impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine on antibody levels: Texas survey

A collaborative team, led by principal investigator Dr. Eric Boerwinkle, at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health is conducting a survey designed to assess the frequency of antibody-positive individuals across Texas. The TEXAS Coronavirus Antibody REsponse Survey (CARES) aims to look for antibodies in the blood made in response to natural SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination.

14 Sep 2021

Prenatal ultrafine PM exposure has adverse effects on children’s health, development

Particulate matter (PM) is a major component of air pollution that is increasingly associated with long-term consequences for the health and development of children.

14 Sep 2021

Research supports COVID booster vaccines for those aged 60 and over

Israeli researchers conducted an important study to determine if the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine had become less effective in preventing infection.

13 Sep 2021

Active management strategy helps women with early, nonviable pregnancies of unknown location

Women with early, nonviable pregnancies of unknown location who were given an active management strategy had more successful pregnancy resolutions than those given an expectant management strategy, according to a recent clinical trial published in JAMA.

13 Sep 2021

Women's Health News

Study examines relationship between public health behavior and social capital indices during COVID

Hypertension in COVID-19-affected pregnancy linked to high SARS-CoV-2 load in placenta

Study finds increased risk of triple negative breast cancers among Black women

Systematic review focuses on women's health associated with menopausal hormone therapy

R37 MERIT Award supports innovative ovarian cancer research

Women exposed to high levels of PFAS more likely to stop breastfeeding early

Reproductive specialist highlights the need to investigate menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination

COVID-19 pandemic may have made women think twice about expanding their families, study shows

Flavonoids can potentially help prevent COVID-19-induced diarrhea, study finds

COVID mRNA vaccines display weakened immune response with age and diminish over time, according to new study

The Indian second wave: SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced immunity could be ineffective in protecting population

Blocking a specific immune cell could reverse antibiotic-induced breast cancer growth

Study highlights need to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.

Pregnancy complications with COVID-19

Use of menstrual products not associated with volatile organic compounds, study finds

Blood serum test can identify which breast cancer patients have slow-growing disease

Impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine on antibody levels: Texas survey

Prenatal ultrafine PM exposure has adverse effects on children’s health, development

Research supports COVID booster vaccines for those aged 60 and over

Active management strategy helps women with early, nonviable pregnancies of unknown location

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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