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16-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Hemp Shows Potential for Treating Ovarian Cancer
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Sara Biela and Chase Turner, graduate students in the lab of Wasana Sumanasekera at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy in Kentucky, will present new findings tied to hemp’s anti-cancer properties at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting during the 2018 Experimental Biology meeting to be held April 21-25 in San Diego.

Released: 23-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Study Highlights Need for Strength Training in Older Women to Ward Off Effects of Aging
University at Buffalo

Study looked at 46 women across two different age ranges, 60-74 and 75-90, to learn how physical activity affects frailty differently in the two groups

16-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Discover Potential Source of Gender Differences in Migraines
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Findings from a new study conducted in rats reveal that females may be more susceptible to migraines and less responsive to treatment because of the way fluctuations in the hormone estrogen affect cells in the brain.

16-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Slower Calorie Burn during Pregnancy May Mean More Retained Baby Weight in Obese Black Moms
American Physiological Society (APS)

Differences in the way women with obesity burn calories during pregnancy may be a contributor to long-term postpartum weight retention in black moms, according to researchers in Baton Rouge, La. Their new study shows that despite similar levels of food intake and activity levels—and a higher proportion of fat-free mass—obese black women burned fewer calories than their white counterparts. The findings, which suggest a need for more individualized pregnancy weight gain recommendations for obese women, will be presented today at the APS annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2018 in San Diego.

Released: 20-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
$2 Million Grant to Push Forward Cancer Research in West Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

A $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will allow Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) to create a new lab focusing on breast cancer, pushing forward breast cancer research in West Texas.

19-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Study May Explain Why Some Triple-Negative Breast Cancers Are Resistant to Chemotherapy
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers. It is a scary diagnosis, and even though chemotherapy can be effective as standard-of-care, many patients become resistant to treatment. A team at The University of Texas MD Anderson led a study which may explain how resistance evolves over time, and potentially which patients could benefit from chemotherapy.

Released: 18-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Having Fully Stocked Cart to Treat Malignant Hyperthermia During Labor and Delivery Not Cost-Beneficial
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Maintaining a stocked cart, with a full supply of the life-saving drug dantrolene, to treat malignant hyperthermia, a rare but potentially fatal adverse reaction to general anesthesia, may not be cost-beneficial in hospital maternity units where the incidence of the reaction is low.

Released: 17-Apr-2018 1:00 PM EDT
UAMS Fights Opioid Epidemic on All Fronts
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is attacking the nationwide opioid epidemic on multiple fronts that have produced new research and treatment options for patients and health care providers across Arkansas and beyond.

16-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Combination Therapy Strengthens T Cells in Melanoma Pre-Clinical Study
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

A pre-clinical study of two drugs designed to boost T cell performance, has revealed the agents, when give in combination, may enhance the immune system’s ability to kill melanoma tumors deficient in the tumor suppressor gene PTEN. The study was led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

12-Apr-2018 3:00 PM EDT
Mother’s Depression Might Do the Same to Her Child’s IQ
UC San Diego Health

Roughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequences, however, may extend to their children, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, who found that a mother’s depression can negatively affect a child’s cognitive development up to the age of 16. The findings are published in the April issue of Child Development.

Released: 16-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Roswell Park Researchers Discover Potential Biomarker for Aggressive Breast Cancer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified the histone H2AX as a potential biomarker for breast cancer — a determination that could also help predict how a patient will respond to radiation therapy.

Released: 15-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Penn Study Finds Relationship between PTEN Loss, Potential for Immune Response in BRCA 1/2-Deficient Ovarian Cancer
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The protein known as phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is frequently mutated or affected by cancer as tumors develop. Now a new study from the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows PTEN may serve as a marker for whether a patient with BRCA 1-2 deficient ovarian cancer is likely to respond to checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
UNC Lineberger Experts Available at AACR Annual Meeting 2018
University of North Carolina Health Care System

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center experts are available to provide expert commentary and feedback on research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2018.

9-Apr-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Does Age at Menopause Affect Memory?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Entering menopause at a later age may be associated with a small benefit to your memory years later, according to a study published in the April 11, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 11-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Study Shows How Group B Strep Establishes In Utero Infection, Posing Risk to Baby
Seattle Children's Hospital

Despite its substantial impact on pregnancy outcomes, scientists know little about how group B streptococcus (GBS) establishes an in utero infection. In a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr. Lakshmi Rajagopal, a principal investigator in Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Global Infectious Disease Research describes a newly uncovered mechanism by which GBS gains access to a woman’s uterus.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Roswell Park-Baylor Research Identifies Crucial Enzyme Driving Breast Cancer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

In new research published in Nature, a team led by Subhamoy Dasgupta, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center reports its identification of two key proteins involved in glucose metabolism that could be targeted to prevent breast cancer metastasis and recurrence.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Cancer Risk Rises as Patients Wait for Diagnostic Testing
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a literature review of breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung studies in the journal led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Early ‘Chemobrain’ Intervention Needed for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: NUS-Led Study
National University of Singapore (NUS)

More support is needed to help breast cancer patients and survivors manage ‘chemobrain’ symptoms, such as memory loss, short attention span and mental confusion, according to a study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Henry Ford Cancer Institute Brings Together Leaders in Breast Cancer Innovation, Care, Research for One-Day Symposium
Henry Ford Health

The nation’s top thought-leaders in breast cancer innovation, treatment and research will come together Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 for the 2nd Annual Henry Ford Cancer Institute Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Expanded Rush Program Provides Relief from Pelvic Floor Conditions
RUSH

Newly expanded, the Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health at Rush brings together a team of experts to address the complexity of pelvic health conditions and treat men and women suffering from them.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Call for Significant Changes to Screening Process
American College of Radiology (ACR)

New American College of Radiology)and Society of Breast Imaging breast cancer screening guidelines are the first to recognize that African-American women are at high-risk for the disease and should be screened as such. ACR and SBI now call for all women to have a risk assessment at age 30 to see if screening prior to age 40 is needed.

Released: 3-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
For Women with Kidney Cancer, Belly Fat Matters
Washington University in St. Louis

Belly fat affects the odds of women surviving kidney cancer but not men, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings suggest that kidney cancer may develop and progress differently in women than men.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Better Fitness in Pre-Pregnant Women Linked with Less Risk of Gestational Diabetes
University of Iowa

A new study from a University of Iowa-led research team finds that women who are considering pregnancy would benefit from greater fitness. Using 25 years of data on pre-pregnant women, the researchers report that higher levels of pre-pregnancy fitness are associated with a reduced risk of developing gestational diabetes.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 8:00 AM EDT
A Closer Look at the Association Between Breast Implants and an Uncommon Form of Cancer
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Updated statistics from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration out this month show that over the previous year, there has been an increase in cases of an uncommon form of cancer associated with breast implants. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Andrew Evens, DO, MSc, FACP, shares some insight.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Technology Innovator to Deliver Keynote Address at Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, which annually produces CES®, the largest technology and innovation show in the world, will deliver a keynote address at the 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, in Reston, Virginia.

22-Mar-2018 12:00 PM EDT
Treating Menopause Symptoms Reduces Abdominal Fat Tissue
Endocrine Society

Women who undergo hormone therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms tend to have less fat tissue, particularly in the abdomen, than other menopausal women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
The CSU Roots of Women's History Month
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

​The 1970s grassroots women's movement throughout Sonoma County and the Sonoma State community morphed into Women's History Month, which is celebrated every March nationwide.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 12:00 PM EDT
Repurposing Existing FDA-Approved Inhibitors May Provide New Treatment Approach for Ovarian Cancer
Wistar Institute

Wistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC inhibitors as a new therapeutic option for ovarian cancer with mutations in the ARID1A gene.

Released: 23-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
AACC-Led Effort Culminates in an Additional $2 Million for CDC
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

AACC is pleased to see an additional $2 million for lab test harmonization in the FY 2018 omnibus spending package. The association has worked to advance harmonization – or uniform test results -- for more than a decade, most recently leading efforts to raise awareness in Congress of the need for CDC funding for harmonization. AACC is gratified that its multiyear effort has resulted in a positive outcome. The new funding will enable CDC to broaden its harmonization initiative, which is vital to ensuring that patients receive accurate diagnoses and effective medical treatment.

Released: 22-Mar-2018 6:05 PM EDT
National Surgical Oncology Meeting to Highlight Work of Roswell Park Researchers
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

More than a dozen Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center clinicians and researchers have been invited to present new findings at the 71st annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO).

21-Mar-2018 11:20 AM EDT
Virginia Tech Researchers Examine Role of Fluid Flow in Ovarian Cancer Progression
Virginia Tech

Known as the silent killer, ovarian cancer is notorious for avoiding detection until it has progressed to an advanced stage. New research from Virginia Tech on fluid shear stress in the abdominal cavity is moving physicians closer to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment.

21-Mar-2018 1:40 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Compound That Prevents Breast Cancer Stem Cells From Activating in the Brain
Houston Methodist

Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple negative breast cancer once it spreads to the brain.

Released: 22-Mar-2018 8:00 AM EDT
Pap Test Fluids Used In Gene-Based Screening Test for Two Gyn Cancers
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Cervical fluid samples gathered during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are the basis of a new screening test for endometrial and ovarian cancers developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Released: 21-Mar-2018 7:05 PM EDT
Researchers Discover New Accuracies in Cancer-Fighting, Nano Drug Delivery
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A promising discovery for advanced cancer therapy reveals that the efficiency of drug delivery in DNA nanostructures depends on their shapes, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Kansas in a scientific paper published today (March 21, 2018).

   
15-Mar-2018 3:55 PM EDT
Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy Maintain the Brain?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Taking menopausal hormone therapy soon after menopause to relieve symptoms may also benefit the brain, according to a study published in the March 21, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 21-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
DOD Grant to Test Promising Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
University of Illinois Chicago

A unique cell surface protein found on triple-negative type breast cancer cells called JAG1 is a promising new therapeutic target for this hard-to-treat and highly metastatic type of breast cancer, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Jan Kitajewski, professor and head of physiology and biophysics at UIC, and his colleagues are working on developing a small drug molecule that can block JAG1.

Released: 20-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EDT
The Silent Pain of Endometriosis
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine Recognizes Endometriosis Awareness Month

19-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Metformin Lowers Risk of Late Miscarriage, Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women with PCOS
Endocrine Society

The oral diabetes medication metformin seems to reduce the chance of a late miscarriage and premature birth among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but does not affect their rate of developing gestational diabetes, a multicenter study finds. The results were presented Tuesday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

Released: 19-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EDT
ProMedica, LISC Launch $45M Partnership
ProMedica

An Ohio integrated health system and a national social enterprise have announced a new alliance to mobilize tens of millions of dollars for underinvested communities—starting with a $45 million effort to scale up economic opportunity and improve health outcomes in Toledo and the surrounding region over the next decade.

Released: 19-Mar-2018 6:00 AM EDT
Menopause Contributes to a Greater Impact From Fatigue and Muscle Aches in Women Living With HIV
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY (March 19, 2018)—In a recent study, researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing found that post-menopausal women, an expanding demographic among aging HIV patients, suffer more from fatigue and muscle aches than others living with HIV—findings that could support better care management for this growing patient population.

16-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Race, Pre-Pregnancy BMI May Help Predict Maternal Weight Gain
Endocrine Society

Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be an important predictor of weight gain during pregnancy, new research suggests. The results will be presented on in a poster on Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill.

16-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
In BRCA Mutation Carriers, Obesity Is Linked with Increased DNA Damage in Normal Breast Gland Cells
Endocrine Society

Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation is positively linked with higher levels of damage to the DNA in normal breast gland cells, new research suggests. The results of the study will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill.

14-Mar-2018 11:00 AM EDT
Mediterranean Diet Is Linked to Higher Muscle Mass, Bone Density After Menopause
Endocrine Society

The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman’s bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil finds. The study results will be presented Monday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

Released: 17-Mar-2018 10:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society Awards Inaugural Baxter Prize to Women’s Health Entrepreneur
Endocrine Society

French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society’s first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for his advances in women’s health and rare endocrine conditions, the Society announced today.

Released: 16-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Sensing Cancer Before It’s Too Late
Northwestern University

Imagine if doctors could diagnose their patients with lung or esophageal cancer by simply swabbing the inside of their cheeks. Vadim Backman, a biomedical engineer at Northwestern University, has developed a new technology that could make that seemingly simple solution a reality.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 4:00 PM EDT
Applications Open for Magee-Womens Research Institutes’ $1M Women’s Health Research Prize
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

Proposals may come from any relevant biological discipline and should include a component of early human development, and/or a longitudinal, lifespan approach to any project within the reproductive sciences and women’s health.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 11:45 AM EDT
Women in Diabetes Research and Care
Joslin Diabetes Center

Women in Diabetes Research and Care

Released: 15-Mar-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Challenge Issued by Leading Health Organizations to Defeat Cervical Cancer
NYU Langone Health

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health are issuing the “New York Challenge,” an ambitious campaign to end cervical cancer worldwide.



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